2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Safety and Quality Pearls 2009
Track:
Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 200-L05
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location:
2401A - Veronese
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
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Deborah Saine,
MS, RPh, Medication Safety Manager,
Winchester Medical Center
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Deb Saine, MS, RPh is the Medication Safety Manager for Winchester Medical Center - Valley Health System, in Winchester, Virginia. Previously, she developed and held similar positions at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire and Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. She earned her B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Toledo, and her M.S. in Organizational Leadership and Management from Antioch University, New England.
Deb serves as Chair of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Section Advisory Group on Medication Safety and is Vice-Chair of the ASHP Council on Pharmacy Practice. She has been Chair of the ASHP Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners and is a Past-President of the New Hampshire Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Deb is the current Vice-Chair of Premiers Medication Management Subcommittee.
Ms. Saine has authored numerous articles and has presented internationally on the topic of medication safety. Deb is Editor of the recently published book ASHPs Safety and Quality Pearls 2. She has introduced medication safety practice to many students and residents by initiating and precepting medication safety rotations. She also lectures on safety topics at the Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy. Deb has extensive hospital experience in community, critical access, and academic medical centers, in a variety of roles including staff, clinical coordinator, and director.
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PRESENTER(S):
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Wayne Adachi,
PharmD, Director of Pharmacy and Director, Diagnostic Imaging,
Good Samaritan Hospital
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Director Pharmacy and Diagnostic Imaging
Responsibilities include directing operations for Pharmacy, Diagnostic Imaging, MRI, CT, Ultrasound, & Specials procedures.
Developed Strategic Plans for Diagnostic Imaging. This includes Business plan and ROI for new GE MRI, GE Nuclear Medicine Cameras, GE Light Speed CT and Fuji PACs. Currently developing a Joint Venture Business for an Outpatient Imaging center featuring PET/CT.
Developed Strategic Plans for Pharmacy. This includes Business plan and ROI for new Bar code technology & automation, Baxter Smart IV Pump technology, and nursing point of care system. Implementation: Spring 2005.
Co-chair Patient Safety Committee. Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement team utilizing FMEA processes to improve medication safety.
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Lijian Cai,
PharmD, Medication Safety Officer,
University of Chicago Medical Center
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Lijian "Leo" Cai is currently the medication safety officer at University of Chicago Medical Center. He received his doctor of pharmacy degree from University of Kentucky. His work experience includes both community hospitals and academic medical center in three different states. Past positions include clinical staff pharmacist, pharmacy supervisor, and director of pharmacy operations.
He has a special interest in teaching and training. He created clinical rotations for students from several different schools of pharmacy, and help to initiate two PGY1 residency training programs in the last 5 years. He has presented in local, national, and international meetings. He has been able to facilitate international training and exchange programs between US and China where he originally came from.
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Mike Cohen,
RPh, ScD, President,
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
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Michael Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD, is the president and founder of The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), a non-profit healthcare organization that is leading national efforts in understanding the causes of medication errors and providing error-reduction strategies to the healthcare community, policy makers, and the public. Dr. Cohen serves as on the editorial boards of the Journal of Patient Safety and Nursing 2009 and is the assistant editor of the journal Hospital Pharmacy. He also is co-editor of the ISMP Medication Safety Alert! series published by ISMP and is the author of the 2007 book Medication Errors published by the American Pharmacists Association. Dr. Cohen is vice chair of the Sentinel Event Advisory Group for The Joint Commission, serves on the WHO steering committee for patient safety solutions and is a member of the National Quality Forum Committee on Safe Practices for Better Healthcare. He has served as a member of the Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors for the Institute of Medicine and is currently a consultant to FDA and its Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Panel. In 2005 he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship (often referred to as the Genius Award) by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and he is the 2008 recipient of the John Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety given by The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum.
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Karrie Derenski,
PharmD, BCNSP, Metabolic Support Clinical Coordinator,
Cox Health
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Karrie Derenski PharmD BCNSP is clinical coordinator for the Nutrition Support Service at CoxHealth in Springfield MO. In this role, she is responsible for directing the optimization of nutrition therapies by identifying, resolving and preventing nutrition and drug-related problems and improving therapeutic outcomes. Dr. Derenski is also an integral member of the CoxHealth diabetes workgroup. This group has been involved in several projects pertaining to inpatient glucose control, including implementation and education of insulin order sets and protocols.
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Marie DiMicco,
MS, PharmD, Clinical Manager,
Cardinal Health at Westchester Medical Center
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Obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1981 and went on to complete an American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Accredited Residency in 1982. Also earned a Master of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management at the Long Island University, College of Pharmacy in 1998 and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy Program in 2006. Joined Westchester Medical Center in 1983 and began working with the Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant patients there in 1984. Also worked as a Pharmacy Supervisor on the Oncology Unit at the Jack D Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1993 but returned to WMC in 1994 as a Hospital Pharmcy Supervisor. Returned to direct patient care activities in 2003 as a Hospital Pharmacist on the Oncology Unit and then again a supervisor in 2005. Joined Cardinal Health as a Clinical Manager for Oncology in 2007. Currently a member of the Cardinal Health Oncology Advisory Group in addition to responsibilities at WMC.
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John Eastham,
PharmD, Medication Safety Specialist,
Palomar Pomerado Health
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Speaking for the San Diego Patient Safety Consortium.
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Larry Egle is a Director, Pharmacy Operations Consulting, for The Preference Group - a division of Broadlane. He is responsible for the assessment of Pharmacy Operations for Broadlane clients and the development and implementation of work plans to address operational improvement within pharmacies. Prior
to joining Broadlane, Larry worked as a Pharmacy Manager at St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital in Houston. He was primarily responsible for Central Pharmacy operations and the provision of Decentralized Pharmacist services. Larry also served as the Program Director for the Pharmacy Residency training program. Larry serves as adjunct faculty for both the University of Houston and University of Texas Colleges of Pharmacy. Larry has experience in personnel management, planning and implementing pharmacy service projects, and leading multi-disciplinary teams in the design and achievement of systems improvement initiatives. Larry is a member of the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists and the Texas Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists. He received his B.S. Pharmacy degree from Creighton University and a Pharm.D. degree from the University of Nebraska. Larry completed an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He obtained his M.S. Pharmacy and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Houston.
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Evelyn Elliott,
RPh, MHA, Director of Pharmacy Services,
Kern Medical Center
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Ms Elliott has been the Director of Pharmacy at Kern Medical Center for 9 years. Kern Medical Center is a county-owned safety net hospital serving the poor and underserved of Kern County. At KMC she has been the driving force in setting up a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency and the establishment of a robust clinical pharmacy program. Prior to KMC, she was the Regional Director of Pharmacy for Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) in the Bakersfield area with her primary location at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. She received her BS in Pharmacy at Oregon State University and her Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from the University of Colorado. She has been a continual member of ASHP for 37 years
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Lynn has a strong interest in process improvement and medication safety. After obtaining a BS in biology from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN she attended the University of Texas at Austin to obtain her PharmD. She then completed a pharmacy practice residency at Parkland Health & Hospitals in Dallas, Texas. Lynn worked at Duke University Hospital as a clinical pharmacist, clinical coordinator and medication safety officer. Additionally, she completed her MBA at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. She is currently the clinical manager at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Bradi Frei,
PharmD, BCOP, Assistant Professor,
University of the Incarnate Word
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Dr. Frei earned her PharmD from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001 and then was a member of the inaugural class of the combined masters degree program and pharmacotherapy residency developed by the University of Texas at Austin. Her focus of research during the masters program was the novel delivery of itraconazole via nebulization in a murine model, which received Best Thesis Award from The University of Texas in 2004. Following Dr. Freis training she has achieved board certification in Pharmacotherapy in 2003 and Oncology in 2006. For the past two years, Dr. Frei has been working at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas at the level of assistant professor. Her clinical practice is focused on breast cancer therapy and supportive care at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Cancer Therapy & Research Center. Prior to joining the faculty at UIW, Dr. Frei practiced at South Texas Veterans Heathcare system providing pharmaceutical care to our nations veterans.
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Dr. Julie Gellendin, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - St. Joseph
Jovino Hernandez,
PharmD, Clinical Coordinator of Pharmacy Services,
Winter Haven Hospital
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Jovino earned his B.S. in Pharmacy at Florida A&M University in 1991, then eventually gave into pressure and acquired his PharmD degree from the University of Florida Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy Program in 1999. Jovino has been the Clinical Coordinator of Pharmacy Services at Winter Haven Hospital since 2005. He has been involved in the development of protocols and clinical programs to help improve quality and encourage evidence-based practice via a multidisciplinary approach.
Jovino has been involved with others in the development and justification of an inpatient anticoagulation service at Winter Haven Hospital. Most recent projects involve inpatient glycemic control and the development of an antimicrobial stewardship program.
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Charlene Hope,
PharmD, BCPS, Regional Clinical Director,
Comprehensive Pharmacy Services
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Dr. Hope is a Regional Clinical Director of the Midwest Region for Comprehensive Pharmacy Services and Adjunct Clinical Instructor at Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy. In her current role, she has participated in the implementation of clinical and quality programs, improvements, and drug utilization management initiatives; across various hospital settings, that foster and promote pharmacy practice excellence. Recent areas of professional interest include patient safety and quality improvement with a focus on effective implementation strategies of quality initiatives. Dr. Hope is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist, and her professional interests include pharmacy administration, pharmacy staff development and cardiology/critical care pharmacy practice. She currently serves on the Deans Advisory Committee at Midwestern University and most recent ACCP activity has been serving on the 2007-2008 Clinical Practice Affairs Committee.
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Zahra Khudeira,
PharmD, MA, Medication Safety Manager,
Mt. Sinai Hospital
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Zahra Khudeira is the Medication Safety Manager at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2002. She completed her residency at Evanston Northwestern Hospital in 2003. She then joined Advocate Christ Medical Center as the clinical coordinator of Drug Information. She also held other positions including clinical manager, anticoagulation superviser, medication safety clinical coordinator and PGY1 coordinator. She is a member of many committees including the Falls Committee, Medication Safety, Anticoagulation and P & T. She completed her MA in Organizational Leadership in 2008.
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Joanne Kowiatek,
RPh, MPM, Pharmacy Manager, Medication Patient Safety,
UPMC Presbyterian
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Joanne Kowiatek, R.Ph., M.P.M., is Pharmacy Manager, Medication Patient Safety at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ms. Kowiatek received her B.S. in pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1977 and earned a Master of Public Management (MPM) degree in Health Systems, from the Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management in 1996 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her 32 years of hospital pharmacy experience at UPMC has involved all aspects of pharmacy operations management. 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 9 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. Ms. Kowiatek 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, nurses, and various Patient Safety Committees.
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 four book chapters. She is a member of ASHP Foundation's Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety Advisory/Selection Panel. Ms. Kowiatek is a member of Institute for
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Alfred L'Altrelli,
PharmD, Staff Pharmacist,
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian-Shadyside
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Alfred L'Altrelli is Night Pharmacist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. L'Altrelli has worked at UPMC Presbyterian since receiving his PharmD from the University of Pittsburgh in 2006. In addition to night shift staffing he continues to be an active member of the Pharmacy Medication Safety Team.
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Sondra May,
PharmD, Medication Safety Coordinator,
University of Colorado Hospital
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Sondra May is the Medication Safety Coordinator at the University of Colorado Hospital and is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy. Dr. May received her B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Wyoming and her Pharm.D. from the University of Kansas. Upon completion of a two-year residency in drug information and pharmacy practice management at the University of Kansas, Dr. May joined the faculty at the University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy and served as the Director of Drug Information at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center from 1997-2000. She is an active member of local, state, and national professional and patient safety organizations. Her areas of practice and research include medication misadventures, information technology, medication use management, and drug information skill development for health care practitioners.
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Nicole Mollenkopf,
PharmD, BCPS, Medication Safety Officer for Pediatrics,
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Nicole L. Mollenkopf, Pharm.D., BCPS is the Medication Safety Officer for Pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Nicole graduated from Temple University School of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree in 2004, as well as a Certificate in Drug Safety. After graduation, she completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency and a Medication-Use Safety Specialty Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The specialty residency provided Nicole with training in areas such as: complex systems theory, human factors engineering and tools, including failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and root cause analysis (RCA). In her current position, Nicole oversees performance improvement and medication safety for the Pediatric Pharmacy. Nicole earned her Lean Sigma Green Belt by designing and leading a project aimed at improving the pediatric chemotherapy dispensing process. Nicole teaches a Medication Safety Course at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and serves as a preceptor for pharmacy residents and students electing to take her pediatric medication-use safety rotation at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Nicole is also a medication safety consultant for the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). She also serves as a committee member of the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners, Section Advisory Group on Medication Safety. Nicole is on the Board of Directors of The American Society of Medication Safety Officers (ASMSO). She currently sits on the ASMSO Executive Committee, serving as Secretary and chairs the membership committee. Email: nmollen1@jhmi.edu Office phone: 410-502-6048.
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Elisabeth Mouw,
PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Coordinator,
University of Chicago Medical Center
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Elisabeth Mouw, PharmD, BCPS is currently a clinical coordinator in pediatrics at the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she specializes in neonatology. Her areas of research interest include pain management, nutrition, and medication safety and quality initiatives. In addition to clinical responsibilities, she serves as a co-coordinator for the PGY-1 residency program at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She is also actively involved in teaching, precepting students from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Purdue University. She received her doctorate degree in pharmacy from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and completed her PGY1 and PGY2 residencies at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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Cheryl Olson,
PharmD, RPh, Pharmacy Specialist - Medication Safety,
Mayo Clinic Rochester
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Cheryl Olson, PharmD, RPh is a Pharmacy Specialist in Medication Safety for Mayo Clinic Rochester. She analyzes and categorizes adverse medication events. She coordinates the Medication Safety Rotation for PGYI residents. Dr. Olson received her B.S. in pharmacy from South Dakota State University in 1994 and Pharm.D. from Creighton University in 2002. Dr. Olson has clinical experience in both hospital and outpatient practice. Since 2002, she has focused her pharmacy practice on medication safety. She is currently the co-chair of the Drug Library Team, a workgroup of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee responsible for managing the drug libraries for the infusion pumps with safety software.
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Deanna Rattray,
PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator,
Presbyterian Hospital, Novant
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Dr. Rattray graduated from North Dakota State University in 1994 (Pharm.D.). She then completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the VA in Fargo, North Dakota and a Geriatrics Specialty Residency at the VA in St. Louis Missouri/St. Louis College of Pharmacy. After her residency training, she accepted a faculty position at St. Louis College of Pharmacy as Assistant Professor for two years. Then, she left academia and became a nursing home consultant pharmacist and most recently a clinical coordinator in the hospital setting. Dr. Rattray was the Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator at St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis for 6 years and is currently the Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her areas of focus include internal medicine, formulary management, and medication reconciliation. When not at work, she enjoys running and spending time with her family.
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Kim Redic,
PharmD, BCPS, Coordinator, Investigational Drug Service,
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health System
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In addition to coordinating the Investigational Drug Services for the University of Michigan Health System, Kim is currently the lead pharmacist for approximately 50 Hematology/Oncology Studies, and participates in a multi-disciplinary research team in the Ravitz Phase I Unit. Her research interest is in the area of medication safety within the practice of investigational drug services.
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Deborah Saine,
MS, RPh, Medication Safety Manager,
Winchester Medical Center
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Deb Saine, MS, RPh is the Medication Safety Manager for Winchester Medical Center - Valley Health System, in Winchester, Virginia. Previously, she developed and held similar positions at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire and Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. She earned her B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Toledo, and her M.S. in Organizational Leadership and Management from Antioch University, New England.
Deb serves as Chair of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Section Advisory Group on Medication Safety and is Vice-Chair of the ASHP Council on Pharmacy Practice. She has been Chair of the ASHP Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners and is a Past-President of the New Hampshire Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Deb is the current Vice-Chair of Premiers Medication Management Subcommittee.
Ms. Saine has authored numerous articles and has presented internationally on the topic of medication safety. Deb is Editor of the recently published book ASHPs Safety and Quality Pearls 2. She has introduced medication safety practice to many students and residents by initiating and precepting medication safety rotations. She also lectures on safety topics at the Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy. Deb has extensive hospital experience in community, critical access, and academic medical centers, in a variety of roles including staff, clinical coordinator, and director.
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Robert P. Sobolik, R.Ph.
Robert has 10 years experience in pharmacy management and regulatory compliance. Most recently, he assisted an extensive network of hospital and health-system pharmacies prepare for Joint Commission surveys, with full accreditation being achieved at all sites. Robert also has consulting experience guiding hospitals and health systems towards compliance with the USP <797> standards.
Education: B.S., Pharmacy, University of Montana
Publications: Itll Do for Now Just Aint Good Enough: Creating a Medication Safety Best Practices Document, Chapter in the ASHP Safety and Quality Pearls 2, published 6/09;
Co-author Implementing National Patient Safety Goal Requirement 3E: A Model Plan in the April 2008 issue of the Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety;
Select Presentations:
Implementation of NPSG 3E Across a Health Care System, Audioconference presented for Joint Commission Resources, 3/09;
Best Practice Spotlight, Interview in the 3/09 issue of Drug Formulary Review;
When Itll Do for Now Just Aint Good Enough, Quality Pearl presentation at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Orlando, FL 12/08;
797 Across, 75 Down, Quality Pearl presentation at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 12/07;
Standards and Regulatory Update, presentation at the PACT purchasing group regional meeting, Dallas, TX 5/07;
Strategies for Sound-alike, Look-alike Drugs (SALAD), poster presentation at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 12/06;
Practical Application of USP 797, internet web-based presentation to PDL BioPharma, 7/06;
JCAHO Standards for Pharmacy, presentation to the Midwest VHA meeting, Minneapolis, MN 9/05;
Implementing USP Chapter 797 Across Multiple Sites, poster presentation at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/04;
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Description
Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-200-L05P
3.0 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: General Interest
Moderator: Deb Saine, MS, RPh, Medication Safety Manager, Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA
2:00 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Announcements
2:05 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
Coloring Patient Safety: What Works? What Doesn't?
Michael R. Cohen, RPh, ScD, FASHP, President, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Horsham, PA
2:10 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Standardization of Extemporaneous Oral Liquid Compounding Practice
Nicole Mollenkopf, PharmD, BCPS, Medication Safety Officer for Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
2:15 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Take a "Lean" Look at Medication Safety and Quality
Lijian Cai, PharmD, Medication Safety Officer, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
2:20 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Strategies to Improve Pharmacist Order Entry Accuracy
Wayne Adachi, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy and Director, Diagnostic Imaging, Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose, CA
2:25 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion
2:35 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Make PEACE with WARfarin
Deanna J. Rattray, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator, Presbyterian Hospital, Novant, Charlotte, NC
2:40 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
NPSG-EZ? Quality Challenges Represent an Opportunity for Pharmacists
Jovino O. Hernandez, PharmD, Clinical Coordinator of Pharmacy Services, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, FL
2:45 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Titrate to Effectiveness Managing Infusion Pumps with Safety Software
Cheryl Olson, PharmD, RPh, Pharmacy Specialist - Medication Safety, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN
2:50 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
To POE or Not to POE? That Is the Question! Can POE Enhance Patient Safety and Study Protocol Compliance for Investigational Drugs?
Kim Redic, PharmD, BCPS, Coordinator, Investigational Drug Service, University of Michigan Hospitals and Health System; and Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor
2:55 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Stick to the List: Pharmacist Driven Development of a Preference List for CPOE Conversion
Elisabeth Mouw, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Coordinator, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
3:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion
3:10 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
How to Think Out of the Box? The Black One, That Is
Evelyn K. Elliott, RPh, MHA, Director of Pharmacy Services, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA
3:15 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Developing an Online Shift Report: Are You Talking to Me?
Alfred Adam L'Altrelli, PharmD, Staff Pharmacist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian-Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA; and Staff Pharmacist, Kuzy's Drug Store, Bentleyville, PA
3:20 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Medication Safety "Boot Camp" for New Recruits: A PGY1 Residency Experience
Sondra May, PharmD, Medication Safety Coordinator, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora
3:25 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
What is That Pin and How Do I Get One?
Joanne G. Kowiatek, RPh, (BS) MPM, Pharmacy Manager, Medication Patient Safety, UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA
3:30 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion
3:40 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Communicating Pharmacy Value to the C-Suite: Begin by Speaking the Same Language!
Larry Egle, PharmD, MBA, Director, Broadlane, Dallas, TX
3:45 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Show and Tell: An Approach to Process Improvement
Charlene A. Hope, PharmD, BCPS, Regional Clinical Director, Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, Chicago, IL; and Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Midwestern University - Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, IL
3:50 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.
Need for Speed! Increase Your Dashboard Scores
Zahra Khudeira, PharmD, MA, Medication Safety Manager, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL
3:55 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Vital Vaccines: Pharmacist Driven Protocols
Julie Gellendin, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - St. Joseph, Milwaukee, WI
4:00 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Dollars for Doing It Right
Robert Sobolik, BS Pharm, Quality Advisor, McKesson Corporation, Great Falls, MT
4:05 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion
4:15 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Standardizing PCA Practices (More or Less) in 16 San Diego County Hospitals
John H. Eastham, PharmD, Medication Safety Specialist, Palomar Pomerado Health, Escondido, CA
4:20 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
The Insulin 500: The Greatest Spectacle in Safety
Lynn Eschenbacher, PharmD, MBA, Pharmacy Clinical Manager, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC
4:25 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Order Up! A Recipe for Insulin Error Reduction
Karrie Derenski, PharmD, BCNSP, Metabolic Support Clinical Coordinator, Cox Health, Springfield, MO
4:30 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.
Primo Tips to Prevent Chemo Slips
Marie G. DiMicco, MS, PharmD, Clinical Manager, Cardinal Health at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
4:35 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
These Pills Can Kill! Oral Chemotherapy Safety
Bradi L. Frei, PharmD, BCOP, Assistant Professor, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX; and Oncology Clinical Specialist, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Cancer Therapy & Research Center, San Antonio
4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion
Learning Objectives:
- Describe three examples of interventions that have improved patient safety or quality of patient care in health systems.
- Explain how to apply three strategies for preventing patient harm.
- List steps for implementation of at least one safety improvement program.
