Summer Meeting Networking Session To Show Off Patient Safety Strategies, USA

Main Category: Pharmacy / Pharmacist
Article Date: 24 Apr 2008 - 4:00 PDT

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Pharmacists who have significantly improved outcomes for patients will share their strategies during an interactive information session at ASHP's upcoming Summer Meeting, June 8-11 in Seattle.

The networking session on Wednesday, June 10, will highlight a new patient safety initiative sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative. The collaborative will replicate the best practices in patient safety, clinical pharmacy services, and health outcomes. HRSA will bring together teams of health care providers from across the U.S. to learn and adopt those best practices.

HRSA's presence at the meeting results from a growing partnership between the agency and ASHP to encourage health professionals to become involved in the initiative.

ASHP will supply HRSA with resources for the collaborative, including the Society's therapeutic position statements, practice guidelines and other best practices resources. ASHP also is providing access to AHFS drug information resources.

Click here for more information on the Summer Meeting.

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists