The Pharmacy Team and Patient Safety Go Hand-in-Hand

This activity is provided by ASHP. 

 This 1.0-hour educational activity is part 1 of a series of 3 webinars in this initiative. The  faculty will review the importance of standardization in providing safe patient care. Specific discussion of Standardize4Safety and the recently adopted ISMP perioperative guidelines will be highlighted by expert speakers, with suggested steps to prepare learners for practice-based adoption with implementation science strategies.

Intended Audience:

• Pharmacists

• Pharmacy Technicians 

Learning Objectives:

Following completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the Standardize 4 Safety Initiative, including barriers to its implementation. 

2. Summarize the newly released ISMP Guidelines for Safe Medication Use in Perioperative and Procedural Settings. 

3. Identify collaborative strategies for engaging the interprofessional team to reduce medication errors. 

Speakers:

MaryAnn Kliethermes, BSPharm, PharmD, FAPhA, FCIOM, Director of Medication Safety and Quality, ASHP

Matthew Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP, Director of Education, ISMP

Price:

Free

This activity is provided by ASHP and supported by an educational grant from Pfizer Inc.

CE Accreditation

^{ACPE #: 0204-0000-23-428-L05-P, 0204-0000-23-428-L05-T
CE Credit: 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEU)
Activity Type: Application-based} 

^{The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education with Commendation.}