13 results match your criteria: "at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices[Affiliation]"
Not All Syringes Are Alike.
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January 2023
Ann Shastay, MSN, RN, AOCN , is the Senior Manager, Publications, at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Plymouth Meeeting, Pennsylvania.
Medication Incidents Involving Antiepileptic Drugs in Canadian Hospitals: A Multi-Incident Analysis.
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April 2018
Assistant clinical professor at the University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy with research interests in pharmacotherapeutic management of neurological conditions, in particular epilepsy, dementia, Parkinson's disease and chronic pain.
Medication errors involving antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are not well studied but have the potential to cause significant harm. We investigated the occurrence of medication incidents in Canadian hospitals that involve AEDs, their severity and contributing factors by analyzing data from two national databases. Our multi-incident analysis revealed that while medication errors were rarely fatal, errors do occur of which some are serious.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImproved safety needed in handling elastomeric reservoir balls used for pain relief.
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May 2013
Mr. Grissinger, an editorial board member of P&T, is Director of Error Reporting Programs at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices in Horsham, Pa. ( www.ismp.org ).
Potential problems with pain pumps.
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