2011 Summer Meeting
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View from the Top: Expectations of the MSO from the C-Suite Point of View
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 119-L05
Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Time: 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM MST
Location:
401
PRESENTER(S):
William Evans
Constance (Connie) Hogrefe
Joanne Kowiatek,
RPh, MPM, Pharmacy Manager Medication Patient Safety,
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
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Joanne G. Kowiatek, R.Ph., M.P.M., is Pharmacy Manager, Medication Patient Safety at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her 31 years of hospital pharmacy experience involves all aspects of pharmacy operations management, including centralized and decentralized pharmacy services, and operating room pharmacy satellites. Ms. Kowiatek has expertise in medication patient safety, regulatory compliance, medication control and security, policy preparation and review, and emergency medication distribution. In her current role, of the past 8 years, she is responsible to identify and implement best practices for medication safety, analyze current practices that contribute to medication errors and take proactive steps to prevent errors before they occur. She manages medication error reporting, investigates to determine root cause and recommends process and system improvements working closely with Risk Management/Patient Safety Department, physicians, administrators, nursing, and the Patient Safety Committee.
Ms. Kowiatek is an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Pharmacy where she teaches medication safety and regulatory compliance. Ms. Kowiatek has authored three book chapters. Ms. Kowiatek is a member of ASHP Foundation's Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety Advisory/Selection Panel. She is a member of Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Advisory Board for the Nurse Advise-ERR, a monthly nursing newsletter. Ms. Kowiatek is a 2005 award recipient of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Annual Cheers Award, which honors individuals, organizations, and
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Deborah Saine,
MS, RPh, Medication Safety Manager,
Winchester Medical Center
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Deb brings 18 years of experience in Medication Safety Practice to her current position as Medication Safety Manager at Valley Health/Winchester Medical Center in Virginia. Previously, she developed and held similar positions at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire and Meriter Hospital in Madison, WI. She received her B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Toledo, and her M.S. in Management from Antioch University. Deb has presented at regional and national meetings, and includes several publications and safety-related initiatives on her list of accomplishments. Deb serves as Chair of the ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) Section Advisory Group on Medication Safety and is a member of the ASHP Council on Pharmacy Practice. She has introduced medication safety practice to many students and residents by initiating medication safety rotations. Deb has extensive hospital experience in community and academic medical centers, ranging in size from 14 to 800 beds, in a variety of roles including staff, clinical coordinator, and director.
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PROGRAM CHAIR:
Joanne Kowiatek, M.P.M., R.Ph., Pharmacy Manager, Medication Patient Safety, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, Pharmacy Manager Medication Safety, Pharmacy Administration
Description
What are the C-suite’s expectations for medication safety officers? An effective patient safety program must have their support; can you get more of it? By elevating the role of the medication safety officer beyond the pharmacy to the corporate level, you’ll achieve long-term strategies that are broader based and more integrated into a formal safety plan. Start here by learning to build a case for justifying and financing safety initiatives in your institution.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Build a case for financing safety initiatives in your practice setting.
- Describe effective reporting tools to target safety improvements.
- Describe how to elevate the job of the medication safety officer, including how to overcome barriers to medication safety officer meeting the expectations of the C-suite.
- Describe oversight from a patient safety perspective to medication safety.
- Identify the expectations of senior leadership and possible barriers to medication safety initiatives and the role of the medication safety officer.
