LISHP Monthly Meeting

Huntington Hilton 598 NY-110 Melville, NY 11747

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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM  Registration
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM  Dinner
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM  Educational Program

TOPIC: Medication Safety Jeopardy for the Hospital Pharmacy Staff

Speakers: Michele Graci, BS, Pharm.D. Clinical Coordinator, Pharmacy Department Residency Director, PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency North Shore University Hospital Allison Raich, Pharm.D., BCPS Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator Glen Cove Hospital

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
Pharmacists:
1. Recognize the scope and significance of medication errors
2. Define high-alert medications and identify the drug classes considered to be high-alert
3. Identify factors in your practice environment that can contribute to the occurrence of medication errors
4. Demonstrate how medication error and near miss data can be used to identify opportunities for improving patient safety
Technicians:
1. Recognize the scope and significance of medication errors
2. Define high-alert medications and identify the drug classes considered to be high-alert
3. Identify factors in your practice environment that can contribute to the occurrence of medication errors
4. Demonstrate how medication error and near miss data can be used to identify opportunities for improving patient safety
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
Health-system pharmacists, technicians, and pharmacy students. This is a knowledge-based program.

Cost: There is no charge for members of the LISHP.
Non-Member charge at door is $50.00, no refund

PHARMACIST ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
NYSCHP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program is approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.1 CEUs) of ACPE approved continuing education. In order to receive credit, the participant must provide the CE code given at the event on the survey which will be emailed out after the meeting. Participants must provide this code within 45 days of the event. It will take up to 60 days to be uploaded to MY CPE Monitor. RSVP by January 13, 2007: electronic responses automatically generate a reply; manual responses call Rubiya Kabir at 917-921-3589.

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