Utilizing Multiple Technology Vendors to Implement Medication Safety Initiatives

A continuing education program for pharmacists
Made possible through a medical education grant from Talyst, Siemens, and Cardinal Health

After listening to this audio presentation with slides, the listener should be able to:

• Understand the need to create an integrated strategic plan when automating different parts of the medication use process.
• Identify suitable vendors to assist in implementing an organization’s vision for medication management technology.
• Explain the need for collaboration between health system administrators, internal departments, and vendors when implementing these technologies.
• Understand the importance of completely rethinking and changing daily processes for pharmacy and nursing when utilizing centralized bar code distribution technologies (carousels, packagers, bar code software) and interfaced unit-based cabinets to support bedside verification.
• List major challenges to implementing, integrating, and maintaining multiple technologies and databases to sustain bedside verification.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have difficulty reading any of the material in the automated presentation, please click here for a copy of the slides.

CE Tests

• Pharmacy Continuing Education

Pharmacy Continuing Education Continuing education credits will be provided by The Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group. PPAG is an approved provider of continuing pharmacy education by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). This program will be approved for 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEUs).