Session Information
2006 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Safety and Quality Pearls 2006
Track:
Sessions
Program Code: 211-L04
Date: Monday, December 4, 2006
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location:
Ballroom A (CC)
MODERATOR:
Melodi J. McNeil, R.Ph., M.S., Director, Regulatory Intelligence/FDA Liaison Office, Global Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, Abbott, Rockville, MD
SPEAKER(S):
Antonia Alafris, Pharm.D., CGP, Assistant Director, Pharmacotherapy Services and Pharmacy Residency Programs, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Is My Patient Pregnant? Is My Patient Lactating?
Sarah Barber, Pharm.D., Clinical Staff Pharmacist and Coordinator of Pharmacy Services, Shriners Hospital for Children, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, St. Paul
Oh No, She?s Got an Insulin Pump! What Do I Do?
Dr. Jered Bauer, PharmD, Pharmacy Manager - Clinical Services, St. Elizabeth's Hospital
A Multidisciplinary Approach to VTE Prophylaxis
Thomas Bigley, M.S., R.Ph., Pharmacy Director, Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, OH
So How Do I Improve Error Reporting and What Do I Do with the Data?
Sandra L. Chase, Pharm.D., B.S., Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI
STEMI and Trauma - One in the Same
Dr. Ernest Dole, PharmD, BCPS, Pharmaceutical Care Coordinator, Lovelace Medical Group; Internal Medicine
Refill Triage to Increase Medication Safety
Michele Durda, Pharm.D., Medication Safety Pharmacist, Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, AL
How Do You Solve a Problem Like?The HEPARIN Protocol?
Kelly Ervin, CPhT, Data Analyst and Pharmacy Technician, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Pneumonia Core Measures: Tools Used by Pharmacy to Help Ensure Adherence
Rebecca E. Garner, Pharm.D., BCPS, Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist,
IHS, Phoenix, AZ
2-4-6-8, Sliding Scale?s Not Really Great!
James Hasspacher, M.S., R.Ph., Manager, Medication Safety and Quality, Moses Cone Health System, Greensboro, NC
To Clear or Not to Clear, That Is the Question
Susan Hoang, Pharm.D., BCPS, Clinical Coordinator, Hospital Pharmacy Services, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA
Pharmacist?s Role in Transitional Care for the Discharged, Dazed and Confused
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
To Stock or Not to Stock: Concentrated Epinephrine Multi-Dose Vials?
Connie M. Larson, Pharm.D., Assistant Director, Safety and Quality; and Medication Safety Officer, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago
Latex Isn?t a Drug! Why Should I Care?
Todd D. Lemke, Pharm.D., Director of Pharmacy, Paynesville Area Health Care System, Paynesville, MN
The WWW of ADR Reporting
Recommendations for Decreasing Overrides with Automated Dispensing Cabinets
Edward Li, Pharm.D., BCOP, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Not Another Anti-Emetic DUE!
David Merryfield, R.Ph., Director, Clinical Pharmacy Programs, Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk, VA
Could Our Computer Help Us Comply with National Quality Standards?
Nicole Mollenkopf, Pharm.D., Medication Safety Officer, Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
A Dose by Any Other Name: A Review of Terminology Used for Patient Controlled Analgesia Pump Settings
Agatha L. Nolen, M.S., Director, HCA Corporate Office, Nashville, TN
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Dealing with Drug Shortages
John Petrich, M.S., R.Ph., Investigational Drug Service Coordinator, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Quality, Near and Far
Pazit Shaked, Pharm.D., BCPS, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA
Would You Prefer to Be More Firm? Antibiotic Duration Control and Hospital-Acquired C. Diff Associated-Diarrhea
Jamie S. Sinclair, B.S.Pharm., Director of Pharmacy, St. Joseph’s Hospital, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, MN
The Night Before CPOE
Susan J. Skledar, M.P.H., Associate Professor; and Director, Drug Use and Disease State Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UMPC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA
If You Build It, Reports Will Come
Linda S. Tyler, Pharm.D., FASHP, Director, Drug Information Service, University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics, Department of Pharmacotherapy; University of Utah College of Pharmacy
FMEA or FEMA: Preventing Your Next Disaster with Anticoagulants
Angela R. Vinti, Pharm.D., BCPS, Assistant Professor, Clinical Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA
The Magical Med Flow-Sheet: Surmounting Barriers to Quality of Care in the Ambulatory Care Clinic
Meghan F. Wilkosz, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Acute Medicine, VA/Connecticut, West Haven
Don?t Let Your Patients Fall by the Wayside
Alan J. Zillich, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
To Smoke or Not to Smoke, That Is the Question
Description
Learning Objectives: Explain several examples of interventions that have improved patient safety in various U.S. and/or foreign health systems. Explain several examples of interventions that have improved the quality of patient care in various U.S. and/or foreign health systems. Describe the historical context within which the present need for safety and quality initiatives has arisen.