Taking Medication Error Reduction Strategies in the Hospital to the Next Level: The Case for Implementation Science

Part 1: On-Demand Activity*
The Pharmacy Team and Patient Safety Go Hand-in-Hand

This 1.0-hour educational activity, part 1 of a series of 3, reviews the importance of standardization in providing safe patient care. Specific discussion of Standardize4Safety and the recently adopted ISMP Perioperative guidelines will be highlighted by expert speakers, with takeaways for practice-based adoption.

Part 2: On-Demand Activity**
Fundamentals of Implementation Science

This one-hour program, the second in a series of three educational activities, will introduce the fundamental elements of implementation science and challenge learners to identify opportunities to apply these strategies to improve adoption of standardized safety processes in their own practice setting. 

Part 3: On-Demand Activity***
Accelerating the Uptake of Safety Initiatives and Guidelines: Role of Implementation Science

In this one-hour program, the third in a series of three educational activities, the faculty will identify implementation science techniques that could specifically aid with improved uptake of the Standardize 4 Safety initiative and the ISMP Guidelines for Safe Medication Use in Perioperative and Procedural Settings.

Part 4: On-Demand Office Hours Transcript

Three live office hours with expert faculty followed a 3-webinar series entitled Taking Medication Error Reduction Strategies in the Hospital to the Next Level: The Case for Implementation Science. This initiative provides background information on the importance of standardization in medication error reduction efforts and suggests strategies to incorporate principles of implementation science to improve uptake of standardized guidelines in clinical practice. Questions were submitted in advance and during the live office hours sessions for faculty MaryAnn Kliethermes, BSPharm, PharmD, FAPhA, FCIOM and Kaitlyn Watson, BPharm(Hons), PhD, GradCertAppPharmPrac, FHEA to address.