2007 Midyear Clinical Meeting
ASHP Midyear 07 Session Detail
How Safe is Your Emergency Department? Improving Patient Safety in the ED
Track: Educational Session
Program Code: 230-L05
Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Location:
Veronese 2401/2402/2501/2502MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
Mr. John Santell, MS, RPh, Director, Practitioner Programs and Services, U.S. Pharmacopeia
MODERATOR:
Mr. John Santell, MS, RPh, Director, Practitioner Programs and Services, U.S. Pharmacopeia
PRESENTERS:
Mr. John Santell, MS, RPh, Director, Practitioner Programs and Services, U.S. Pharmacopeia
Dr. Julius Cuong Pham, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; and Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ms. Cynthia Von Heeringen, RPh, Clinical Pharmacist, Germantown Emergency Center, Adventist Healthcare
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify three high risk areas of Emergency Department medication errors.
- Identify three areas where clinical pharmacists can contribute to reduction of Emergency Department medication errors.
- List goals and objectives to justify the creation of an Emergency Department Pharmacist position.
- Describe the skill set and training required to expand effective pharmacist involvement in the Emergency Department.