At the peak of the pandemic crisis, safety from exposure to COVID-19 for healthcare workers became the driving force in reconfiguring and renaming the kits and trays utilized across departments, nursing stations, and in the OR. The goal was to mitigate exposure risks caused by the potential contamination of carts, kits, and trays utilized in areas caring for COVID-19 patients. In this Case Management Study from the 2020 Midyear Clinical Meeting learn how the Pharmacy Department leveraged RFID technology to cope with new challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis by providing a quick and efficient mechanism to reconfigure and rename kits and trays in order to minimize exposure.
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Vicki Basalyga, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPPS, is the Director for the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists. In this role Vicki serves as an information resource and provides guidance to ASHP members regarding science and scientific developments affecting pharmacy practice in health systems. She serves as secretary to the Section executive committee and coordinates activities to accomplish the objectives established by the Section. Additionally, Vicki has assumed the position of Council Secretary for the ASHP's Council on Therapeutics.
Vicki received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Duquesne University and completed an ASHP accredited PGY1 at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Vicki is also a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and a Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacotherapy Specialist.
Prior to her current position at ASHP, Vicki practiced as critical care pharmacist in both the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Other activities Vicki performed included drafting policies and procedures, co-chairing the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, creating and drafting order sets for CPOE conversion and precepting residents and students.