The recent criminal conviction of a former registered nurse due to a fatal medication error has shaken the healthcare foundation to its core. While this is not the first time a patient has been harmed from a wrong medication or wrong dose, this case sets a precedent that can potentially lead to a
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ISMP will hold an invitational, virtual summit to discuss challenges and barriers to medication safety present in all types of perioperative settings and look to gain consensus on best practice adoption and implementation.
ISMP will hold an invitational, virtual sterile compounding safety summit to address safe practices related to the use of sterile compounding workflow software, automated compounding devices and robotic compounding automation.
Marcus Schabacker, President and CEO of ECRI and chair of the board of ISMP, speaks with Pharma's Almanac.