TELECONFERENCE

Strategies for The Safe Use of Automated Dispensing Cabinets

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW Technology has helped move automatic dispensing cabinets (ADC) from a method to improve drug distribution and increase the pharmacist’s efficiency and the nurse’s accessibility to a tool that helps to make the medication-use system safer. Unfortunately, the variation in the numerous types of design and the functionality of ADCs can sometimes impede the safe delivery of medications, result in at risk behaviors and even introduce new errors. This teleconference will present the cause of many commonly reported medication errors seen with the use of ADCs. The speakers will then discuss the role of a well-designed ADC system in the prevention of medication errors and the challenges faced by healthcare organizations that have implemented, or are planning to implement, this technology. Also there will be a discussion of the importance of metrics to measure patient outcomes related to error reduction and staff satisfaction. Time will be allotted at the end of the presentation for speakers to answer your specific questions.

INTENDED AUDIENCE (Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged to attend together):

• Pharmacy Directors
• Hospital Pharmacists
• Nurse Managers
• Staff Nurses
• Medication and safety Officers
• Risk Managers
• IT/IS
• CMO's

OBJECTIVES

Following completion of this teleconference, participants should be able to:

• Identify the root cause(s) of medication errors with the use of automatic dispensing cabinets
• Define the benefits of automated dispensing cabinets in the medication-use process
• Recognize the limitation of automated dispensing cabinet technology to eliminate all medication administration errors
• Describe the challenges and advantages that healthcare practitioners experience with the implementation and/or upgrading of automated dispensing cabinets

MODERATOR

• Stuart Levine, PharmD, Informatics Specialist, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Huntingdon Valley, PA

SPEAKERS

• Jared J. Cash, PharmD, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator/Specialist at Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
• Mary Deherrera, RN, BSN, Nurse Manager, Pediatric Intensive Care at Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT

PRICING INFORMATION

Live Teleconference	$195.00
Live Teleconference and Teleconference CD	$225.00 (Plus $5.00 S&H)
Teleconference CD	$195.00 (Plus $5.00 S&H)
*CD includes a file of the audio recording of the teleconference as well as PowerPoint files containing slides of each presentation.

TELECONFERENCE POLICIES

Registration

• One telephone line connection is allowed per registration. Others may listen on this telephone line via an internal extension, or a speakerphone may be used for larger groups.
• You may not set up conferencing capabilities for other sites outside the facility. Each specific site may be used for larger groups. Each specific site must register individually.
• We cannot accept registrations without an email address and the name of a contact person.
• Registration for this teleconference will end at midnight ET on 11/14/2006.
• CDs will be available for purchase after the teleconference.

Cancellations

• Cancellations must be requested via an email message to our teleconference department.
• Cancellations received before the start (1:30 pm ET) of the teleconference will receive a full refund or credit.
• Cancellations received after the start (1:30 pm ET) of the teleconference and within 3 business days after the teleconference will be assessed a cancellation fee of $50.00.
• If your organization does not cancel within 3 business days after the date of the teleconference and does not participate, the full registration fee will be charged.

Materials

• If your organization's registered participant does not receive the teleconference materials that are sent out approximately 2 days before the teleconference via email, please send an email message to our billing department prior to the start of the teleconference.
  
• When registering, please be sure to provide the email address of the person to whom ISMP should send these materials.

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Accreditation Information:

NOTE: There is no additional charge for continuing education credits for this teleconference.

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 has been approved for 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEUs). The UPN is: 180-999-06-506-L04. Nursing Continuing Education Debora Simmons is approved by the California Board of Nurse Examiners as a provider of continuing nursing education. This program has been assigned the Universal Program Number CEP 13677 and is approved for 1 contact hours (0.1 CEUs) of continuing nursing education.