Patients Play an Important Role in Improving Medication Safety:
Insights from ISMP Canada’s Consumer Reporting and Learning Program,
SafeMedicationUse.ca
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 (at 12 noon EDT)
This one hour webinar will provide healthcare professionals with information about ISMP Canada’s consumer reporting and learning program, SafeMedicationUse.ca. Participants will learn about incidents reported voluntarily by consumers to SafeMedicationUse.ca and the value of including consumers in efforts to improve the safety of care. Participants will learn about reports received through SafeMedicationUse.ca that have led to recommendations on steps that consumers as well as healthcare professionals can take to reduce the occurrence of harmful medication incidents. Participants will also be provided an overview of publications and tools available through SafeMedicationUse.ca which may further support organizations in achieving the Accreditation Canada ROP related to educating patients about their role in safety.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the goals of the SafeMedicationUse.ca program.
- Recognize the importance of incident reports received from consumers.
- Learn how incident reports from consumers can help to educate and inform healthcare professionals and their practice.
- Learn how SafeMedicationUse.ca materials can be used to educate patients about their role in improving the safety of their care and help organizations meet Accreditation Canada expectations in this area.
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All health professional involved in the medication use process (e.g., physicians, pharmacy staff and nursing staff) working across the continuum of care (e.g., healthcare facilities, community) as well as those working within professional standard-setting associations. Consumers and patients are welcome to register and attend this webinar.
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Date: |
July 18, 2012
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Time: |
9:00 am – 10:00 am PDT
10:00 am – 11:00 am MDT
11:00 am – 12:00 pm CDT
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ADT
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm NDT
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Duration: |
1 hour
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Cost: |
• Webinar only $95 (per telephone connection plus applicable HST/GST)
• Webinar plus DVD $174 (per telephone connection plus applicable HST/GST)
• DVD only $95 + (plus applicable HST/GST)
For registration information, please select the ‘Registration’ tab near the top of the screen.
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Presenter: |
Jennifer Turple, ISMP Canada, Consultant Medication Safety Specialist
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Contact Us: webinars@ismp–canada.org
Patients Play an Important Role in Improving Medication Safety:
Insights from ISMP Canada’s Consumer Reporting and Learning Program,
SafeMedicationUse.ca
Presenter
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Jennifer Turple - ISMP Canada, Medication Safety Specialist
Jennifer is a Dalhousie University pharmacy graduate who has also completed a hospital pharmacy residency. She has over 10 years of front line acute care experience as both a Clinical Pharmacist in a general cardiology unit and as a Medication Safety Pharmacist. Jennifer is currently at ISMP Canada where she works as a medication safety specialist supporting and coordinating medication reconciliation activities with Safer Healthcare Now! and as an analyst and writer for the SafeMedicationUse.ca consumer reporting and learning program.
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Patients Play an Important Role in Improving Medication Safety:
Insights from ISMP Canada’s Consumer Reporting and Learning Program,
SafeMedicationUse.ca
Background
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In March 2010, ISMP Canada initiated a pilot consumer reporting and learning program, SafeMedicationUse.ca, as a component of the Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS). CMIRPS is a voluntary, confidential program that collects, analyzes and distributes information on medication incidents. The knowledge gained through analyzing medication incident reports is used to make medication use safer.
The SafeMedicationUse.ca program includes a website offering a consumer-friendly electronic medication incident reporting system, as well as a selection of educational materials designed to support a proactive role for consumers in medication safety. Learning gained from the analysis of incident reports submitted by consumers forms the basis of newsletters and alerts that are added to the SafeMedicationUse.ca site on an ongoing basis.
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Contact Us
Mail:
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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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Toll Free:
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1–866–544–7672 ext.0
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Fax:
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416–733–1146
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