TELECONFERENCE

'High-Alert Medications' Series: Reducing the Risk of Patient Harm (Parts I, II, & III)

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

ISMP High-Alert Series teleconferences. Please join us for the 1st of ISMP’s three teleconferences focusing on high-alert medications.

Part I - Reducing the Risk of Patient Harm with Anticoagulation Therapy will be held on February 21, 2008 from 1:30 to 3:00pm ET. This presentation will provide you with the building blocks necessary to define and implement an anticoagulation management program in your hospital, as required by one of The Joint Commission (TJC) National Patient Safety Goals for 2008. With a special focus on heparin and warfarin, speakers from ISMP will describe the causes of harmful errors with these anticoagulants.

Part II - Reducing the Risk of Patient Harm with Opiates will be held on March 26, 2008 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm ET. To assist your organization with reducing the risk of patient harm, this teleconference will explore the current trends in opiate therapy, barriers to optimal therapy and safety, and common types of errors that occur with opiates.

Part III - Preventing Errors with Insulin: A Multidisciplinary Approach will be held on April 23, 2008 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm ET. This teleconference will explore the current trends in insulin therapy, barriers to optimal therapy and safety, and common types of errors that occur with insulin.

Teleconference Session Details

PRICING INFORMATION FOR TELECONFERENCE PACKAGE (ALL SESSIONS)

Live Teleconference	$495.00
Live Teleconference and Teleconference CD	$585.00 (Plus $15.00 S&H)
Teleconference CD	$495.00 (Plus $15.00 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 4/22/2008.
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: .

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.