Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

Improve Medication Safety with ISMP's Foundations Program Medication safety is crucial, yet many healthcare professionals lack dedicated training on this essential topic. That's why ISMP created the Foundations in Medication Safety program. Designed for both acute care and community settings, this online, subscription-based program ensures your team has the baseline knowledge needed to promote safe medication use and improve patient outcomes. With on-demand, narrated content and real-world case scenarios, this program is the solution to providing consistent education across your organization. Get started today: https://hubs.la/Q03hc4p-0 #MedicationSafety #PatientCare #HealthcareTraining #MedicationErrors

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please complete our brief online survey assessing the current level of implementation of ISMP’s Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals. ISMP plans to present results during this year’s ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December, and information gathered will help in the development of new targets. Deadline for survey participation is June 5, 2025: https://hubs.la/Q03h_-8x0 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #hospitals #pharmacist #nurses #ISMP #healthcaresafety

Medication Safety Intensive Workshop: Acute Care Join ISMP for a two-day virtual workshop on May 8 and 9, 2025, designed specifically for practitioners in acute care settings. Gain the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to address medication safety challenges and improve patient safety. Our expert faculty will guide you through creating and sustaining an effective medication safety program tailored to your acute care environment. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your practice and patient safety! Register today! https://hubs.la/Q03fzpZM0 #MedicationSafety #AcuteCare #PharmacyProfessionals #PatientSafety #ISMP

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Matthew Grissinger, Director of Education, recently spoke with Pharmacy Times about the three new ISMP best practices for community pharmacies released earlier this year. He also discussed the importance of proactive risk identification through self assessments and staff involvement, and how to create a culture of safety. To watch: https://hubs.la/Q03gS_p10 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #hospitals #pharmacist #pharmacytechnician #pharmacytech #communitypharmacy #retailpharmacy Pharmacy Times

PATIENT SAFETY ALERT: The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), ECRI, and ISMP are warning about medication vial coring and fragmentation risks. Coring occurs when a piece of flexible stopper on a medication vial detaches during needle insertion, which can lead to medication contamination and potentially injecting stopper fragments. As work continues on development of evidence-based guidance, interim recommendations have been issued to help minimize the risk of coring: https://hubs.la/Q03gTf2J0 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #hospitals #pharmacist #nurses

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Two-Day Medication Safety Intensive Workshop Join ISMP for a two-day virtual training on April 25 and May 2, 2025. Designed for community and specialty pharmacy professionals, this workshop will provide you with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to tackle current medication safety challenges and improve patient safety in your practice. Don’t miss out—Register Now! https://hubs.la/Q03fh_f20 #MedicationSafety #PatientSafety #ISMP #safety #healthcaresafety #healthcare

Christina Marucci Michalek recently spoke alongside Phil Ayers and Dr. Manpreet Mundi at an ISMP symposium during the 2025 ASPEN Nutrition Science & Practice conference that filled the room! Our expert speakers addressed risks related to compounding and the role of multi-chamber bag parenteral nutrition and alternative lipids. We truly appreciate the engagement and insightful questions from the interdisciplinary audience of physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and dieticians. For an ISMP newsletter article on preventing errors with parenteral nutrition, visit: https://hubs.la/Q03fntjg0 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #hospitals #parenteralnutrition #parenteral #compoundingpharmacist #ASPEN25 Aspen Nutrition

A recent two-part ISMP newsletter series exposes risks with custom and multi-chamber bag parenteral nutrition and calls for greater action to prevent harm. Part one shares survey results showing that errors are common and part two shares safe practice recommendations that organizations can implement, including providing more focused parenteral nutrition-related pharmacy education: https://hubs.ly/Q03fkZM10 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #hospitals #pharmacist #nurses #parenteralnutrition #parenteral #compoundingpharmacist

Our own Ann Shastay MSN, RN, ACON, is featured in the editorial board member spotlight for the April issue of Nursing2025! The interview touches on her work overseeing ISMP’s three newsletters and consumer website and her clinical background in oncology. She also discusses how nursing research and publications can help advance medication safety, and the key role nurses play in identifying safety issues: https://hubs.ly/Q03fl0lG0 #medicationsafety #medsafety #patientsafety #medicationerrors #hospitals #nurses