Institute for Safe Medication Practices

PUBLICATIONS AND EDUCATION:EDUCATION: ISMP CONSIDERS EDUCATION TO BE A CORE COMPONENT OF ITS MISSION, AND OFFERS A VARIETY OF VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND CONSUMERS, INCLUDING FREQUENT WEBINARS, CONTINUING EDUCATION SESSIONS AT SOME OF THE NATION'S LARGEST PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, VIDEOS, AND PATIENT BROCHURES. A WIDE RANGE OF FREE TOOLS FOR HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS, SUCH AS LISTS OF HIGH-ALERT DRUGS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ABBREVIATIONS, ARE AVAILABLE ON WWW.ISMP.ORG. IN ADDITION, ISMP HOSTS MEDICATION SAFETY FELLOWSHIPS AND ONSITE MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY OFFICERS AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS. ISMP'S CONSUMER WEBSITE, WWW.CONSUMERMEDSAFETY.ORG, PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVICE FROM LEADING SAFETY EXPERTS AND INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES ON SAFE MEDICATION USE.PUBLICATIONS: ISMP PRODUCES FIVE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS THAT COLLECTIVELY REACH MILLIONS OF READERS AND ARE RECOGNIZED AS SOME OF THE MOST TIMELY, COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ALERT SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD. THE BIWEEKLY ISMP MEDICATION SAFETY ALERT! ACUTE CARE EDITION PROVIDES VIRTUALLY EVERY US HOSPITAL WITH VITAL AND LIFE-SAVING INFORMATION ABOUT MEDICATION AND DEVICE ERRORS AND ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS. THE MONTHLY COMMUNITY/AMBULATORY CARE EDITION AND NURSE ADVISE-ERR NEWSLETTERS GIVE PHARMACISTS, PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, NURSES, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY CAN USE IN THEIR OWN PRACTICE SETTINGS. THE BIMONTHLY ISMP MEDICATION SAFETY ALERT! LONG-TERM CARE ADVISE-ERR PROVIDES TIMELY MEDICATION SAFETY INFORMATION TO STAFF WORKING WITH RESIDENT POPULATIONS THAT ARE OFTEN ELDERLY, FRAIL, DEPENDENT, COMPLEX IN NATURE, AND FRAUGHT WITH MANY DIFFERENT ILLNESSES AND DYSFUNCTIONS. SAFE MEDICINE, ALSO PUBLISHED EVERY OTHER MONTH, IS THE ONLY CONSUMER HEALTH NEWSLETTER FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY ON ERROR PREVENTION. ISMP ALSO PUBLISHES EDUCATIONAL COLUMNS IN SEVERAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS AND PUBLICATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE BOOKS ON SAFE MEDICATION USE FOR HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS.MEMBERSHIPS: ISMP OFFERS A MEDICATION SAFETY MEMBERSHIP AND A SPECIALTY PHARMACY MEDICATION SAFETY MEMBERSHIP THAT AIM TO HELP REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF MEDICATION ERRORS WITH EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES. THE MEMBERSHIP PROVIDES ACTIONABLE GUIDANCE AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN MANAGING RISK THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MEDICATION-USE PROCESS.