TELECONFERENCE

Smart Infusion Pumps: "Strategies For Selection" - Part I

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Misprogramming of an infusion pump is a frequently reported practice-related IV medication error. In fact, studies have shown that the most common reason for administering the wrong dose to a patient was error in programming the I.V. infusion pump. Smart infusion pumps, with dose-checking capabilities, allow organizations to enter various drug infusion protocols into a drug library with pre-defined dose limits and the ability to recognize programming errors before infusions even began.

PART I
In Part I, ISMP’s Matt Grissinger and ECRI Institute’s Erin Sparnon will review errors that have been associated with the use of standard infusion pumps and discuss the technology behind smart pumps. A discussion will be held about the key factors that can assist organizations in the decision to choose the appropriate smart pumps for their facility and will include issues such as patient safety and human factors. A thirty-minute question and answer period will be provided for participants’ questions.

Please join ISMP for a two-part teleconference entitled, Smart Infusion Pumps: Strategies for Selecting, Implementing and Identifying Risk” Part I will be held on June 6, 2007 from 1:30 to 3:00 PM ET and Part II will be held on June 21, 2007 from 1:30 to 3:00 PM ET.

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

Interdisciplinary teams of front-line
Middle management
Administrative level nurses
Pharmacists
Physicians
Information technology staff
Patient or medication safety officers
Risk management/performance improvement staff

OBJECTIVES

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

Identify medication errors associated with the use of standard infusion pumps.
Describe and compare different features currently available on smart infusion pumps.
Describe the process for implementing smart pump technology, including the development of a drug library.
Discuss the use of data, retrieved from smart pumps, to assess current practices with infusion therapies and identify ways of improving drug safety.

MODERATOR

Matthew Grissinger, RPh., FASCP, Director, Error Reporting Programs, Institute for Safe Medication Practices

SPEAKERS

Erin Sparnon, Senior Project Engineer, Health Devices, ECRI Institute

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 6/5/2007.
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.

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: 180-999-07-507-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.