ECRI-ISMP headquarters, Philadelphia (United States), October 23 and 24, 2023
The 18th Annual IMSN Meeting on October 23 and 24, 2023 in Philadelphia (United States), was hosted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices at the ECRI-ISMP headquarters building.
- Agenda of the 18th IMSN Annual Meeting
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Presentations
Sessions chaired by Michael Cohen on October 23 and by Étienne Schmitt on October 24, 2023
Advancing medication safety worldwide
- WHO Initiatives in Medication Safety
Neelam Dhingra, Head of WHO Patient Safety Flagship, World Health Organization (WHO) - IMSN Global Recommendations:
Global Implementation of Safe Oxytocin Use Practices
Rita K. Jew, ISMP President, Chair, Oxytocin Special Interest Group
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IMSN 2023 SIG Project: Safe Use of Neuromuscular Blockers
Christina Michalek, ISMP
Read on… - Drug Safety: putting patients first in pharmacovigilance
Dr Angela Caro-Rojas, President, International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP)
Dr Brian Edwards, Vice President, ISoP
Co-Chairs of the ISoP Medication Errors SIG
Read on… - Minimizing the risk of medication errors: perspectives by EMA, FDA, HC, and UMC
Facilitator: Jo Wyeth, Associate Director for Postmarket Assessment, US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Sally Pepper, Patient Safety Specialist, Patient Safety Section, Marketed Health Products Directorate, Health Canada
Alem Zekarias, Senior Pharmacovigilance Scientist, Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC)
Alexios Skarlatos, Head of Labeling, Human Medicines Division, European Medicines Agency (EMA)
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Presentations by IMSN members on update and sharing
- Overview of Irish Medication Safety Network Activity 2023
Peter Duddy, Irish Medication Safety Network (IMSN) Executive member
Read on… - ISMP Canada Update
Michael Hamilton, Medical Director, ISMP Canada
Read on… - The German Action Plan on Medication Safety
Birgit Vogt, Medication Safety Officer, German Medical Association Drug Commission
Read on… - Switzerland - Cracking the medDRA Code: Unveiling Medication Errors Hidden in a Spontaneous Reporting Database
Irene Scholz, Senior Vigilance Assessor, Swissmedic
Read on… - Hong Kong - Safety update with high dose rosuvastatin
Brian Ching, Pharmacist, Chief Pharmacist’s Office, Hospital Authority
Read on… - France - Prevention measures taken by medicines agencies: are they effective?
Étienne Schmitt, Prescrire Editorial staff member
Read on… - Canada - Medication Safety in Long Term Care
Michael Hamilton, Medical Director, ISMP Canada
Read on… - Ireland - Person-centred medicines review in general practice: iSIMPATHY Project
Ciara Kirke, Clinical Lead, Medication Safety Improvement Programme, Health Service Executive
Read on… - France - 4 year review of a pharmacovigilance specific committee
Marie-Blanche Valnet Rabier, French Network of Pharmacovigilance Centers
Read on… - Singapore’s journey in enhancing safe use of automated medication management systems
Benny Kaihui Li, Head of Pharmacy, National Skin Centre, Chair of the National Automated Medication Management Systems Taskforce (NAMMST), Singapore
Read on… - UAE - Life Cycle of a Medication Event
Rabih Dabliz, Senior Manager, Quality & Medication Safety Services, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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See also video on safety culture... - Spain - Updated recommendations for the safe use of high-alert medications
Maria Jose Otéro Lopez, President ISMP-Spain
Read on… - Saudi Arabia – Updates from the Saudi Food and Drug Authority
Abdulaziz S. Al Draihm, Director of Medication Errors Department
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Enhancing Medication Safety: Insights into Medication Errors Reporting and Handling by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority
Ghadeer M. Banasser, Alert and Monitoring Expert, Medication Errors Department, Saudi Food & Drug Authority (Saudi FDA)
Read on… - Colombia - Medication Safety Use in Colombia: the view of the ACQFH
Ismael Basto & Claudia L. Pulido, ACQFH (Colombian Society of Hospital Pharmacists)
Read on… - Behavioral and Educational Strategies for Avoiding Falsified Medicine Exposure (BE SAFE) Initiative
Lubna Merchant, Lead, Risk Management Center of Excellence (RMCoE), Pfizer
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Warm thanks to Michael Cohen, Rita Jew and the whole team of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices for their hosting and the organization!
Updated on November 6, 2023