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WHCRMS Annual Conference
National Healthcare Risk Management Week
June 19-23, 2006 Thursday, September 8th from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. One of the six interventions of the IHI 100k Lives Campaign is to reduce adverse drug interactions through medication reconciliation. Ineffective medication reconciliation causes up to 50% of the medication errors which occur at admission and up to 20% of future adverse drug events. The Archives of Internal Medicine February 2005 issue reported that medication reconciliation will improve patient pharmaceutical care by reducing the number of omissions in medications and reduce the number of errors attributable to wrong dose, drug or frequency as patients move between locations. Medication reconciliation is one of the six interventions in the IHI 100k Lives Campaign. It is also a requirement for JCAHO 2006 as a patient safety goal. In this presentation you will hear from a JCAHO pharmacy surveyor about the requirements from JCAHO and how you will be surveyed based upon this patient safety goal. You will also have the opportunity to learn from two hospitals that have started medication reconciliation and what they are learning. From these hospitals you will hear about leading practices in Washington as well as on a national level. Focus will be given to strategies that can work in urban and rural hospitals. Time will be devoted to discuss the unique needs of rural hospitals. The web conference will focus on:
Please join us for this web conference on September 8th from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m., and feel free to invite others from your hospital (public relations staff, physicians, trustees, commissioners, policy staff, etc.) to participate as well. Connection information is below. All you need to participate is a computer with an internet connection and a telephone. WSHA covers all of the costs. INTERNET CONNECTION: Connect 5-10 minutes before the scheduled start to http://presentlive.presentplus.com/ Click on the "Attendee Log-In" and enter the event name - ppwsha AUDIO CONNECTION: The audio portion of this presentation will be delivered by a separate telephone audio-conference. A few minutes before the scheduled start time please dial 800/936-4606 and ask for Carol Wagner or Washington State Hospital Association. IF YOU’VE NEVER PARTICIPATED IN A WEB CONFERENCE WITH WSHA BEFORE: DO I NEED ANY SPECIAL FEATURES ON MY COMPUTER? Your system does need to be compatible with this technology. To ensure compatibility and to automatically download any necessary modifications, please check the following website several days in advance of this event. In your internet browser, simply type the address http://present.replayhq.com/pplus/pplus020703/replay.asp. If you can see the slides changing every 15 seconds, you are all set. You can also contact PresentPlus’ technical support at support@presentplus.com for help. (PresentPlus is hosting the event for us. Please don't hesitate to call them -- they are very helpful!) MAY I DO A DEMO BEFOREHAND? If you have never been to a web conference and would like to have questions answered or schedule a brief (5 minute) demo, please email support@presentplus.com. WHERE DO I GO FOR TECHNICAL HELP AT SHOW TIME? Show time support is available. If you have questions about how to make the internet connection work, call PresentPlus’ technical support at 720/565-0694. For audio problems at show time, dial 800/586-5002. THIS CONFERENCE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE WASHINGTON NETWORK Qualis Health, Washington State Hospital Association, Northwest Organization of Nursing Executives, Washington State Nursing Association, Washington State Medical Association, Washington State Pharmacy Association, Service Employees International Union District 1199W, United Staff Nurses Union. Please RSVP to Angela Segarra at AngelaS@wsha.org. Rosa M. Johnson, ARNP, MN, CPHQ |
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