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May 17, 2018, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CT / 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Drug Shortages:  A Critical Patient Safety Issue

Session Overview

Drug shortages have become a critical patient safety issue and will continue to be a daunting challenge.  Dr. Gregory Botz, Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care at the MD Anderson Cancer Center and adjunct faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine, is a national patient safety champion who will frame the issue for us.  Adriana Rivera, PharmD, will present key strategies and tactics to address this problem.  She is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at MD Anderson and leader in Pharmacy Medication Management & Analytics.

A  panel of patient advocates and experts will react to the presentations.

We offer these online webinars at no cost to our participants.

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  When:  May 17, 2018   Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CT / 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
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Learning Objectives:

  • Awareness:  Participants will understand and be able to discuss important issues regarding the impact of drug shortages on patient safety.
  • Accountability:  Participants will understand who may be accountable for responding to, and prioritizing, the opportunities for improvement related to drug shortages and the impact on patient safety.
  • Ability:  Participants will learn about competencies important to dealing with drug shortages.
  • Action:  Participants will learn what actions they may need to take in order to reduce the patient safety risk related drug shortages.

CE Participation Documentation

Texas Medical Institute of Technology, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15996, will be issuing 1.5 contact hours for this webinar. TMIT is only providing nursing credit at this time.

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Session Speakers and Panelists

Gregory Botz, MD
Gregory Botz, MDDrug Shortages: A Critical Patient Safety Issue
Bio
Adriana Rivera, PharmD, BCPS
Adriana Rivera, PharmD, BCPSDrug Shortages: Key Strategies
Bio
C. R. Denham, II, MD
C. R. Denham, II, MDIn the News and Recent Polling
Bio
Arlene Salamendra
Arlene SalamendraDiscussion and Reaction to Presentations AND the Voice of Patient and Family
Bio
Grace Magedman, PharmD, DPLA
Grace Magedman, PharmD, DPLADiscussion and Reaction to Presentations
Bio
Sarah and Brook Besikof
Sarah and Brook BesikofDiscussion and Reaction to Presentations
Bio

Related Resources

  1. WebMD News from HealthDay: James Grant, M.D., president, American Society of Anesthesiologists; Arika Trim, associate director, media relations, American Hospital Association; April 25, 2018, survey, American Society of Anesthesiologists.   Available at:  https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/news/20180502/the-other-opioid-crisis-shortages-at-hospitals#2  
  2. MSA Articles: Drug Shortages Continue to Compromise Patient Care Jan 11, 2018.  Available at:
    https://www.ismp.org/resources/drug-shortages-continue-compromise-patient-care  
  3. General Announcement.. Fed Pract. 2018 January;35(1):24-31 Author(s): Hanan Shaban, PharmD  Chris Maurer, Cpht.   Robert J. Willborn, PharmD, MPH, BCPS.  Available at:  https://www.mdedge.com/fedprac/article/155755/hospital-medicine  
  4. Source: ashp connect; Drug Shortages Harm Patients by Paul Abramowitz 01-08-2018.   Available at:  https://connect.ashp.org/blogs/paul-abramowitz/2018/01/08/drug-shortages-harm-patients​  
  5. National Quality Forum. Safe Practice 1: Culture of Safety Leadership Structures and Systems. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at: http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   
  6. National Quality Forum. Safe Practice 2: Culture Measurement, Feedback, and Intervention. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   
  7. National Quality Forum. Safe Practice 3: Teamwork Training and Skill Building. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   
  8. National Quality Forum. Safe Practice 4: Risks and Hazards. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   
  9. National Quality Forum. Safe Practice 18: Pharmacist Leadership Structures and Systems. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   
  10. National Quality Forum. Chapter 9: Opportunities for Patient and Family Involvement. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   

In the News

  1. Dana Point Times March 25, 2016 http://www.danapointtimes.com/swift-action-aeds-save-lives-hotel-employee-saves-heart-attack-victim/   
  2. Los Angeles Times; May 15, 2018 http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-fentanyl-deaths-20180515-story.html
  3. Institute of Medicine. 2011. The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/12956.
  4. NCHS Data Brief No. 294, December 2017.  https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db294.htm