2011 Summer Meeting
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Management Case Studies B: Medication Safety
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 137-L05
Date: Monday, June 13, 2011
Time: 4:10 PM to 5:10 PM MST
Location:
401
PRESENTER(S):
Karren Crowson, RPh, Pharmacy Consultant
Todd Karpinski, PharmD, MS, Director of Pharmacy, St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Sondra May, Pharm.D., Medication Safety Coordinator, University of Colorado Hospital
Erika Smith
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Brian Esuchanko, Senior Manager, Educational Programs, ASHP
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Describe how behavioral factors can influence the effectiveness of smart pump technology.
- Describe two ways in which Froedtert Hospital plans to financially justify additional discharge pharmacist FTEs.
- Identify the key areas of focus for effective use of smart pump technology.
- Identify the tool used to categorize the medication errors that were potentially avoided by the pharmacists' interventions, and list some examples.
- List specific job responsibilities of both a full-time nurse and a part-time pharmacist charged with overseeing the effective use of smart pump technology.