Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives
1. Describe how the Institute for Safe Medication Practices determines which recommendation to include in their Best Practices document.
2. Review select best practices which may apply to hospital and outpatient settings.
3. Discuss ways pharmacy practice sites can incorporate improvements into their workflow to comply with ISMP Medication Safety Best Practices.
4. State how technicians can play a role in the development and implementation of strategies to meet ISMP Medication Safety Best Practices.
5. Recognize the difference of low, medium, and high leverage strategies that can be used to prevent errors with high-alert medications.

Author

Karin Terry, PharmD, CPPS
Medication Safety Pharmacist
OSF HealthCare
Peoria, IL

This module will provide 2.5 contact hours (0.25 CEUs) of patient safety continuing pharmacy education credit for pharmacy technicians.

ACPE UAN: 0121-0000-23-001-H05-T
Activity type: Knowledge-based
Release date: January 1, 2023
Expiration date: December 31, 2025

2.5 HOURS CE    ACPE UAN: 0121-0000-23-001-H05-T    RELEASED: 1/1/2023    EXPIRES: 12/31/2025

Karin Terry, PharmD, CPPS
Medication Safety Pharmacist; OSF HealthCare; Peoria, IL

Dr. Terry is the Medication Safety Pharmacist at OSF HealthCare based out of Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Terry obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Terry is a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS). In her role as Medication Safety Pharmacist, Dr. Terry oversees medication safety processes at the 15 hospitals within OSF HealthCare. She is involved in many different committees within OSF to provide a medication safety perspective to informatics, formulary, policy, and workflow decisions. She is also the Chairperson of the Ministry Pharmacy Medication Safety Team, which includes a frontline pharmacist and/or technician from each of the 15 sites. This committee reviews reported safety events from within and outside the healthcare system to evaluate for any potential process improvement opportunities.