The Pharmacy Team: A Patient Safety Anchor in a Turbulent Sea
| Content Release Date: 2/8/2023 Expiration Date: 2/8/2024 Activity Type: Application-based CE Credits: up to 3.0 contact hours (0.3 CEUs) Activity Fee: Free |
Activity Overview
This activity, planned for pharmacists, pharmacy leaders and pharmacy technicians will feature a five-member faculty team who will present background information on standardization of medication concentrations and processes and use interactive techniques to engage the audience in thought-provoking work to customize their own possibilities to improve their practice workflows.
*Please note, this activity was presented live on December 4, 2022 as part of the ASHP 2022 Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition. You can only claim credit once for this activity; live or home study.
Accreditation
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.Target Audience
This activity was planned to meet the educational needs of pharmacists, pharmacy leaders and pharmacy technicians in the area of medication safety, focused specifically on the value of incorporating standardized medication concentrations and standardized processes in workflows.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this CPE activity, learners should be able to:
ACPE Number: 0204-0000-22-421-H05-P/T
- Explain the Standardize 4 Safety Initiative as it relates to improving patient safety.
- Apply best practices in IV preparation that promote the safety of patients and healthcare personnel.
- Use guideline-directed best practices for IV administration/infusion technologies that promote the safety of patients and healthcare personnel.
- Develop strategies for implementation of IV workflow standardization to facilitate safe practices despite pharmacy technician shortages.
Faculty
Patricia C. Kienle, MPA, BSCSP, FASHP, Activity Chair
Director, Accreditation and Medication Safety
Cardinal Health
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Mary Ann Kliethermes, BS Pharm, PharmD, FAPhA, FCIOM
Director of Medication Safety and Quality
ASHP
Bethesda, Maryland
Mary Ann Kliethermes received a BS in pharmacy from the University of Michigan (1977) and Doctor of Pharmacy from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (1981). Her 45 year clinical practice includes hospital, home infusion, ambulatory practice and academia. Currently she is Director of Medication Safety and Quality at ASHP. Her expertise is pharmacist reimbursement, medication optimization, safety and quality, and new healthcare models and payment systems.
Rita K. Jew, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS, FASHP
President
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
Rita K. Jew, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS, FASHP is President at the Institute for Safe Medication Practice (ISMP), Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Prior to ISMP, Dr. Jew held various leadership positions including Director of Pharmacy at UCSF Health, Executive Director of Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition Services at CHOC Children’s and Clinical Manager at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Jew received her PharmD from University of California at San Francisco, completed an ASHP-Accredited Residency in Clinical Pharmacy at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and received her MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She is a Board-Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS).
Kevin N. Hansen, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCSCP
Director of Pharmacy, Compounding Services
Cone Health
Greensboro, North Carolina
Kevin N. Hansen, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCSCP is System-Wide Director of Pharmacy at Cone Health, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Hansen earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from LECOM and completed a PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership residency program at the University of North Carolina Medical Center. He received a Master of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in health-system pharmacy administration from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He is board certified through the Board of Pharmacy Specialists in both pharmacotherapy and sterile compounding. He serves as the Residency Program Director for the HSPAL residency program. In addition, Dr. Hansen serves as adjunct faculty for the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Glen J. Gard, CPhT-Adv, CSPT
National Director, Sterile Compounding Compliance
Option Care Health
Chicago, Illinois
Glen Gard CPhT-Adv, CSPT is the national director of compounding compliance for Option Care Health and is a member of the State of Illinois Board of Pharmacy. Mr. Gard is an inaugural member of the PTCB’s CSPT exam development committee. He is an active member of ASHP having served as the chair of the Pharmacy Technician Forum Executive Committee and is a current member of the Education and Workforce Development Committee. Additionally, Mr. Gard has been an active member of NHIA and was recently appointed as Co-Chair of the Sterile Compounding Practice Committee.
Relevant Financial Relationship Disclosures
No one in control of the content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship (RFR) with an ineligible company.
As defined by the Standards of Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education definition of ineligible company. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the CE activity.
Methods and CE Requirements
Activities can be completed in any order. Each activity consists of audio and video, an assessment, and an evaluation. Learners must review all content and complete an evaluation to receive continuing education credit for each activity.
Follow the prompts to claim, view, or print the statement of credit within 60 days after completing the activity.
Important Note – ACPE 60 Day Deadline
Provided by ASHP
Supported by an educational grant from Baxter Healthcare Corporation