Ensuring Safety: The Impact of ISMP Guidelines on Pharmacy Technician Practices

This presentation explores the history and significance of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and discusses the integration of these guidelines within Advocate Health. It aims to show how ISMP guidelines impact pharmacy technicians' workflows, including topics like high-alert medications (HAM), look alike sound alike (LASA) medications, error-prone abbreviations, Tall Man lettering, and sterile compounding practices. We will compare Advocate Health protocols to ISMP guidelines and examine the safety council structure utilized to develop, implement, and review these protocols.

This course fulfills 1 hour of patient safety education for pharmacy technician certification. 

Target Audience

This course is intended for Pharmacy Technicians

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to:

  1. Recognize the role Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has in shaping policies and procedures within Advocate Health
  2. Identify relevant ISMP guidelines that impact pharmacy technician workflows
  3. Evaluate how incorporating these workflows positively impacts patient safety
Additional information
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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Pharmacy Technician
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Course opens: 
05/23/2025
Course expires: 
05/23/2028
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Faculty

Megan Sinnen, PharmD, BCPS – PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident – Advocate Health
Heather Raeder, PharmD, BCPS – Pharmacy Coordinator for Education, Advocate Health
Jeff Waise, PharmD, MBA – Director, Inpatient Pharmacy Aurora BayCare Medical Center.

 

Disclosure

The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
Advocate Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum 1.00 hours of CPE credit for pharmacy technicians. CPE credit can be claimed on the AAH CE platform within 60 days of activity completion and information will be provided to CPE Monitor. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

UAN: JA0006327-0000-25-081-H05-T

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Pharmacy Technician
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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This course is available to Advocate Health providers (employed and independent) and team members only. 

If you have any questions regarding the presentation, please contact AAH Pharmacy Continuing Education team at [email protected]

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