2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Continuous Compliance: Preparing the Pharmacy for a Joint Commission Survey in 2010
Track:
Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 203-L03
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location:
Venetian D, Level 2
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
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John Uselton,
RPh, BS, Vice President, Quality and Regulatory,
Cardinal Health
- 30+ years experience preparing pharmacies for more than 2000 Joint Commission surveys
- Co-author (work in progress) Assuring Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards: A Pharmacy Guide, 8th Edition
- Co-author Assuring Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards: A Pharmacy Guide, 7th Edition
- Co-author Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards, 6th Edition
- Contributor Handbook of Institutional Pharmacy Practice, 4th Edition
- Co-author Preparing the Pharmacy for a Joint Commission Survey, 5th Edition
- Co-author Preparing to Meet Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals
- Speaker on Joint Commission and medication safety topics, including presentations at previous ASHP Midyear Clinical Meetings
- Experienced in advising pharmacies on preparing for accreditation surveys, such as Joint Commission, Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), and DNV, assessing the safety of medication systems, advising hospitals on improving medication safety, and developing resources to prepare organizations for accreditation surveys
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PRESENTER(S):
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Patricia Kienle,
RPh, MPA, Director Accreditation and Medication Safety,
Cardinal Health
Patricia Kienle is the Director of Accreditation and Medication Safety for Cardinal Health Pharmacy Services.
She received her pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, and a Masters in Public Administration from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She completed an Executive Fellowship in Patient Safety from Virginia Commonwealth University and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
She has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and as President of the Pennsylvania Society of Hospital Pharmacists. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, named Pharmacist of the Year by the PSHP, and the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award in Hospital and Institutional Practice from the American Pharmaceutical Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management. She has served on the Pharmacotherapy Specialty Council of the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties, as the pharmacist member of the Hospital Professional and Technical Advisory Committee of the Joint Commission and on the Board of Governors of the National Patient Safety Foundation.
She is a frequent presenter to professional groups, with special interests in promoting medication safety, accreditation and regulatory issues in pharmacy and providing pharmacy services in integrated health systems.
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Lee Murdaugh,
RPh, PhD, Director, Accreditation and Medication Safety,
Cardinal Health
Lee B. Murdaugh, RPh, PhD, is Director of Accreditation and Medication Safety for Cardinal Healths Pharmacy Services. Her current responsibilities include assisting client hospitals in implementing best practices that promote safe medication use and continuous compliance with Joint Commission standards. Lee received a BS in Pharmacy and a PhD in Drug and Materials Toxicology from the University of Tennessee and has been a hospital pharmacist since 1982. She is the author of Competence Assessment Tools for Health-System Pharmacies, Fourth Edition and a contributing author to Assuring Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards: A Pharmacy Guide, Seventh Edition which are published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
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John Uselton,
RPh, BS, Vice President, Quality and Regulatory,
Cardinal Health
- 30+ years experience preparing pharmacies for more than 2000 Joint Commission surveys
- Co-author (work in progress) Assuring Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards: A Pharmacy Guide, 8th Edition
- Co-author Assuring Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards: A Pharmacy Guide, 7th Edition
- Co-author Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards, 6th Edition
- Contributor Handbook of Institutional Pharmacy Practice, 4th Edition
- Co-author Preparing the Pharmacy for a Joint Commission Survey, 5th Edition
- Co-author Preparing to Meet Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals
- Speaker on Joint Commission and medication safety topics, including presentations at previous ASHP Midyear Clinical Meetings
- Experienced in advising pharmacies on preparing for accreditation surveys, such as Joint Commission, Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), and DNV, assessing the safety of medication systems, advising hospitals on improving medication safety, and developing resources to prepare organizations for accreditation surveys
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Description
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-203-L03P / #204-000-09-203-L03T
3.0 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: General Interest
Moderator: John P. (Pat) Uselton, RPh, BS, Vice President, Quality and Regulatory, Cardinal Health, Houston, TX
2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.
Announcements
2:05 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Complying with National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG)
Lee B. Murdaugh, RPh, PhD, Director, Accreditation and Medication Safety, Cardinal Health, Houston, TX
2:45 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
Group Discussion: Meeting Challenges in NPSG Compliance
John P. (Pat) Uselton
3:05 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.
What's New with Medication Management (MM) Standards
Patricia C. Kienle, BSc Pharm, MPA, FASHP, Director, Accreditation and Medication Safety, Cardinal Health, Houston, TX
3:35 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Critical Non-Medication-Related Standards
Patricia C. Kienle
3:45 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
Group Discussion: Meeting Challenges with MM Standards
John P. (Pat) Uselton
4:05 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.
Most Problematic Medication-Related Standards
John P. (Pat) Uselton
4:35 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Key Factors for a Successful Survey
John P. (Pat) Uselton
4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Group Discussion: Meeting Challenges of Problematic Medication-Related Standards
John P. (Pat) Uselton
Learning Objectives:
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Describe how to stay continuously prepared for an accreditation survey.
- Describe processes to comply with The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals.
- Discuss The Joint Commission's revised and renumbered standards and how they impact surveys.
- Explain how medication-related standards relate to ambulatory areas and hospital-owned clinics.
- Identify potential problematic areas prior to surveys and design an action plan.