Session Information
2006 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Update on Recent Reports by the Institute of Medicine and National Quality Forum
Track:
Sessions
Program Code: 247-L04
Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location:
Ballroom E (CC)
MODERATOR:
Kasey K. Thompson, Pharm.D., Director, Practice Standards and Quality Division, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Bethesda, MD
SPEAKER(S):
Michael Cohen
IOM Report on Preventing Medication Errors
Charles R. Denham, M.D., Chairman, Texas Medical Institute of Technology and Co-Chairman, National Quality Forum Safe Practices Maintenance Committee, Austin
National Quality Forum: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare
Kasey K. Thompson, Pharm.D., Director, Practice Standards and Quality Division, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Bethesda, MD
Implications of IOM NQF Reports on Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy Practice
Description
Learning Objectives: State the key recommendations of the IOM Report on Preventing Medication Errors. State the key recommendations of the NQF Safe Practices Recommendations. Explain the implication on the practice of pharmacy in hospital and health systems on the aforementioned IOM and NQF Reports.