LIVE, interactive webinar...
Quality Improvement Does Impact Your Practice: Quality Improvement Basics for Pharmacists

Thursday, March 19, 2009
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. (Eastern)

Registration

Registration is closed due to maximum capacity.

Program Handout

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Program Description

Pharmacists have always been keenly aware of the key role that safety plays in patient care but, do you know how safety is linked to quality improvement? Medication related-quality improvement initiatives have taken center stage in patient care and impact every aspect of your practice. Learn what national quality improvement indicators your medical team will be counting on you to monitor and impact. Whether you are in management or have a clinical practice, this webinar will provide information that other heath care providers are counting on you to know!

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this knowledge-based educational activity, participants should be able to

• Characterize the significance of medication-use quality improvement compared to other issues on the national healthcare quality improvement agenda.
• Describe potential roles for pharmacists in medication-related quality improvement.
• List at least three sources of medication-related quality data in hospitals and health-systems.

Faculty

Patricia C. Kienle, M.P.A., FASHP
Director, Accreditation and Medication Safety Cardinal Health Pharmacy Services
Cardinal Health
Laflin, Pennsylvania

Continuing Education Information

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The program provides 1 hour (0.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit (204-000-09-403-L05P). Attendees must complete a Continuing Pharmacy Education Request online and may immediately print their official ASHP CE statements at the ASHP Learning Center at http://ce.ashp.org.

Methods and Format

This is a live online activity consisting of audio, online presentation slides, and activity evaluation tool. Participants must participate in the entire presentation and complete the course evaluation to receive continuing education credit. Participants may print their official statements of continuing education credit immediately. This activity is provided free of charge.

Target Audience

This symposium will be beneficial for health-system pharmacists with an administrative, clinical, or distributive practice and all pharmacists with an interest in quality improvement.

Disclosure Statements

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education's Standards for Commercial Support, ASHP Advantage requires that all individuals involved in the development of program content disclose their relevant financial relationships and that conflicts of interest be identified and resolved prior to delivery of the activity.

The faculty and planners report the following relationships:

• Ms. Kienle reports no relationships pertinent to this activity.
• Ms. Thomas reports no relationships pertinent to this activity

Webinar Frequently Asked Questions

What is a live webinar?
A live webinar brings the presentation to you – at your desk, in your home, through a staff in-service. You listen to the speaker presentation in “real time” as you watch the slides on the screen. You will have the opportunity to ask the speaker questions at the end of the program.

How do I process my CE?
A CE code will be provided at the end of the presentation. At any time following the presentation, each individual participant will complete a Continuing Pharmacy Education Request online and print the CE statement at the ASHP Learning Center at http://ce.ashp.org.

What do I need in order to participate in the webinar?

1. Telephone to dial the toll-free number and listen to the presentation.
2. Computer with internet access and basic system requirements. When you register, the webinar system will assess your system to ensure compatibility.

Webinar System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.3.9 (Panther®) or newer

What if I would like to arrange for my colleagues to participate in this webinar as a group?
One person should register for the webinar. That person will then be e-mailed computer linking and telephone dial-in instructions. After the webinar, each participant will process his/her CE statement online.

Planned and conducted by ASHP.