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Working with Consumers and Patients to Prevent Medication Incidents:
Early Learning from ISMP Canada’s Consumer Reporting and Learning Program,
www.SafeMedicationUse.ca
February 23, 2011 (at 12 noon ET)
Join us for this complimentary webinar on February 23, 2011 at 12 noon ET
In March, 2010, ISMP Canada launched a new consumer reporting and learning website, www.SafeMedicationUse.ca. The website provides a way for consumers to report medication incidents to ISMP Canada and provides information on steps consumers can take to reduce the chances of medication incidents. Early results indicate that consumers are willing to report medication incidents, and that these reports provide useful information that can be used to identify potential solutions to enhance the safety of the medication use system.
This one hour webinar will highlight early results from www.SafeMedicationUse.ca – a new component of the Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS).
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the advantages of including consumers in the reporting and prevention of medication incidents,
- Discuss how incidents reported by consumers differ from incidents reported by health professionals, and
- Identify tangible ways that consumers and patients can be included in efforts to enhance the safety of the medication use system.
| Audience: | Consumers and patient safety advocates, senior healthcare leaders, patient safety officers, risk managers, community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, nurses and physicians. |
| Date: | February 23, 2011 |
| Time: |
9:00 am – 10:00 am PT 10:00 am – 11:00 am MT 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CT 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AT 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm NT |
| Duration: | 1 hour |
| Cost: |
No charge to participants — sponsored through a grant from Health Canada |
| Presenter: |
Bonnie Salsman, Project Lead, SafeMedicationUse.ca, ISMP Canada |
Related Link(s): www.SafeMedicationUse.ca
Contact Us: webinars@ismp–canada.org
This webinar is supported by Health Canada and is provided free to Canadians.
Speaker(s)
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Bonnie Salsman, RPh, B.Sc. (Pharm) FCSHP Bonnie has extensive hospital pharmacy experience in clinical and administrative roles, as well as nine years of consulting experience. She has contributed extensively to professional pharmacy journals, and has given presentations on medication safety, pharmacy and management topics to a variety of audiences. She has been involved in advocacy efforts for medication and patient safety for over a decade and was a representative to the Canadian Coalition for Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention, the group that spearheaded the development of a business plan for the Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System. She was a member of the National Steering Committee on Patient Safety, a member of the Founding Board of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute and a member of the Healthcare Safety Advisory Committee for the province of Nova Scotia. She is a Past President of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP) and a past Board member of the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia, the Canadian Hospital Pharmacy Residency Board and the CSHP Board of Fellows. Bonnie has conducted numerous pharmacy operational and medication safety reviews and has assisted several health jurisdictions with the development of plans for pharmacy services. She has worked with ISMP Canada on a variety of medication safety initiatives, including the development of recommendations for the safe use of automated dispensing cabinets and the development of the www.SafeMedicationUse.ca website. |
Background
Related Links:
SafeMedicationUse
Alerts:
- Look–Alike Gravol Ginger Product Causes Confusion for Consumers
- Take Care with Clear Care® Cleaning and Disinfecting Solution for Contact Lenses
- Health Canada Warns of Confusion Between Maalox Multi Action and other Maalox Products
Newsletters:
- Epinephrine Auto–Injectors – Know How to Use EpiPen and Twinject Properly
- Consumer Identifies Warfarin Error as the Cause of Unexpected Test Results
- Minerals May Interact with Some Medicines. Don’t Forget – Keep a List of Your Medicines!
- Mix–ups Between Spouses’ Medications Could be Harmful
- Understand How to Take Your Medicines Properly!
- Let People Know Who You Are – Patient Identification
- Consumers Can Help Prevent Mistakes with Medication – Check Your Prescription!
- Take Care with Iron Supplements – “Too Much of a Good Thing” Can be Dangerous!
Safety Tools and Resources
Reporting an incident
ISMP Canada
Contact Us
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ISMP Canada 4711 Yonge Street, Suite 501 Toronto, ON M2N 6K8 |
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Email:
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webinars@ismp-canada.org |
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Phone:
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416–733–3131 ext.0 |
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1–866–544–7672 ext.0 |
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416–733–1146 |
