Format
Meeting Date February 3, 2009 (8:35am – 1:55pm)
Member Organizations (Present at meeting in Bold)
| Member Organizations (Present at meeting in Bold) AARP American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging American Hospital Association American Medical Association American Nurses Association American Pharmacists Association American Society for HealthCare Risk Management American Society of Consultant Pharmacists American Society of Health System Pharmacists Department of Defense Food & Drug Administration Generic Pharmaceutical Association Institute for Healthcare Improvement |
Institute for Safe Medication Practices The Joint Commission (via phone) National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations National Association of Boards of Pharmacy National Association of Chain Drug Stores National Council of State Boards of Nursing National Council on Patient Information & Education National Patient Safety Foundation Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Department of Veterans Affairs United States Pharmacopeia Individual Member – Deborah M. Nadzam USP Safe Medication Use Expert Committee, Vice Chair |
Discussion Items
- Dr. Roger Williams, USP Executive Vice President and CEO addressed the Council membership and described the transition of USP away from medication error reporting to its core mission of standard setting. Dr. Williams also addressed USP's continued support for the Council as its secretariat.
- Recognition of the Council's efforts in receiving the NQF Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for 2008.
- Three new organizations seeking membership (APSF, SHM, and AGS) presented their intentions and qualifications and were unanimously approved. One individual member (Diane Cousins) was unanimously approved for membership.
- Presentation by Cheri Lattimer of the National Transitions of Care Coalition provided information on the various activities of the NTOCC and their web site tools (www.NTOCC.org) for patients and practitioners.
- Pediatric Medication Safety summary and links were updated and demographics and target audiences were discussed. Members agreed that general and specific links should be identified and the document should be posted on NCC MERP web site.
- Bar coding survey questions reviewed and suggestions for target audience and demographic information needs addressed.
- Subcommittee formed to address safety assessment of the medication use system.
Action Items
- Approval of October meeting summary
- Approval of agenda
- The number of organizations currently allowed under each category of membership was eliminated in an effort to open up the membership as defined in the Rules.
- Membership of the National Patient Safety Foundation was tabled due to absence of delegate.
- Resignation of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores was accepted by the Council membership
- Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, Society of Hospital Medicine, and American Geriatrics Society approved as Council members for two year terms. Diane D. Cousins, R.Ph., approved as an individual member for a two year term.
- Future Council actions:
- Pediatric Medication Safety: comments and additional links will be submitted by Council delegates, indicating general safety or specific to pediatrics. Summary will be reworked
- Bar coding questions for spring 2009 survey: delegates will review questions and send suggestions and demographic questions to ASHP.
- Work group on medication safety assessment will convene and provide update at June meeting
- Application for the ISMP Cheers award will be pursued once available on ISMP site.
- Chair and Vice Chair nominations will be requested and ballots prepared prior to June meeting.
Next Meeting Date
June 9, 2009 (8:30am – 3:00pm)
Actions/Decisions are those of the Council as a whole and may not reflect the views/positions of individual member organizations.
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