Conferences
Infusion Therapy and Information Technology: Taking IV Therapy to New Levels of Safety with IT Integration
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Optimizing the Medication Use Process
An invitational conference brought together nationally recognized experts to focus on "optimizing the medication use process".Conference Report
Improving Heparin Safety
An invited conference was held to review and summarize expert opinion concerning safety issues associated with heparin therapy in the acute care setting.
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View Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD's presentation via video
Healthcare-associated Blood Stream Infections
This conference made it possible for infection-control experts from the United States, South America, and Europe to hear leading-edge presentations, engage in wide-ranging discussions, and create and strengthen professional relationships.
The complete Conference Proceedings are available in the American Journal of Infection Control - http://www.ajicjournal.org/content/supplements.
View Peter Pronovost, MD's presentation via video
Intensive Insulin Therapy
50 of the world's leading experts from Australia, Europe, Canada, and across the United States came together at this conference to focus on the latest developments in IIT. This life-saving yet potentially hazardous treatment for post-operative and acutely ill patients seeks to maintain blood glucose (blood sugar) within a tightly controlled range.
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Pain Management and ICU Sedation
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation was a key supporter in helping the Center for Safety and Clinical Excellence develop content and recruit speakers to participate in this program.
Conference Report: Sedation Therapy
Conference Report: Pain management and patient-controlled analgesia, improving safety and quality of care
Drug Dispensing and Administration
Nationally-recognized experts in health-care met to discuss the use of technology in the dispensing and administration of pharmaceuticals. Together, they developed several process-improvement strategies to enhance the safety of drug dispensing and administration.
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Measuring Medication Safety with Smart IV Systems
A highly-regarded conference brought together health-care experts from across the United States to focus on the use of a leading-edge, intravenous medication safety system.
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Addressing Harm with High-Risk Drug Administration
A distinguished group of health-care experts from clinical practice, academia, organizations and government convened to discuss the use of an intravenous medication safety system to manage high-risk intravenous drug administration and provide actionable data for best practice improvements.
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Assessing Bar Code Medication Administration
Nationally-recognized experts from multiple health-care disciplines gathered to discuss the benefits and challenges of bar code medication administration. Philip J. Schneider, MS, FASHP, Director of the Latiolais Leadership Program and Clinical Professor at the Ohio State University, chaired the conference and moderated the roundtable discussion.
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Using Technology to Address Medication Administration Errors
A prestigious group of nationally-recognized experts from several health-care industry disciplines met to address the critical nature of medication administration errors and discuss potential solutions. David Bates, MD, Medical Director of Clinical and Quality Analysis at Brigham and Women's Hospital, chaired the conference.
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