3rd Improving Medication Safety


Aims of Seminar

Highlight initiatives, structures, systems and strategies that have been successfully implemented and have resulted in improved medication safety for patients.

Showcase best practice, models of care, models of service delivery, tools and resources that have been effective in improving medication safety and/or reducing medication errors.

Showcase strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of medication safety/error reduction initiatives

Session 1 - System Change...is that a light at the end of the tunnel?
  • Graham Bedford - Connecting for patient safety:Closing the gaps in national medication safety and quality
    Connecting for patient safety:Closing the gaps in national medication safety and quality [download]
  • Tim Smyth - Keynote Address
    Keynote Address [download]
  • Julie Greenall - International Perspective Medication Safety - What's Going on in Canada
    International Perspective Medication Safety - What's Going on in Canada [download]
  • Daniel Lalor - Improvements in medication safety systems in response to undertaking the Medication Safety Self Assessment for Australian Hospitals
    Improvements in medication safety systems in response to undertaking the Medication Safety Self Assessment for Australian Hospitals [download]
Session 2 - From Discrepancy to Reconciliation
  • Kaye Barrett - Improving Safety through continuity in medication management - the SA experience
    Improving Safety through continuity in medication management - the SA experience [download]
  • Prof Elizabeth Manias - Towards improved medications safety: complexities associated with unexplained medications discrepancies accross transition points from the emergency department
    Towards improved medications safety: complexities associated with unexplained medications discrepancies accross transition points from the emergency department [download]
  • Kerry Fitzsimons - Building bridges in Medication Management
    Building bridges in Medication Management [download]
  • Leith Lilley - "Kids aren't on a lot of Medications": or are they?
    "Kids aren't on a lot of Medications": or are they? [download]
Session 3 - Focussing on Medication Safety
  • Diane Aldous - Medication Management in the future - are we up to the challenge?
    Medication Management in the future - are we up to the challenge? [download]
  • Lesley Hawke - Unfractioned HEPARIN Infusion - Injecting system into practice
    Unfractioned HEPARIN Infusion - Injecting system into practice [download]
Session 4 - Hospital Redesign Initiatives...and a word from NSW TAG
  • Joy Burdack - Systems, Processes for Managing Risk and Improving Quality and Safety
    Systems, Processes for Managing Risk and Improving Quality and Safety [download]
  • Dr Alka Garg - Restructuring a pharmacy department to develop a focus for medications safety
    Restructuring a pharmacy department to develop a focus for medications safety [download]
  • Julie Vickers - Prescribing Improvement Program - How much different can a chocolate fish make?
    Prescribing Improvement Program - How much different can a chocolate fish make? [download]
  • Rosemary Burke - The NSW TAG Safer Medicines Group: A medication safety initiative
    The NSW TAG Safer Medicines Group: A medication safety initiative [download]

Session 5 - Medication Safety in Numbers
  • Paul Warburton - International Perspective Patient: Safety - A Successful regional UK solution to ensuring numeracy competence in healthcare professionals
    International Perspective Patient: Safety - A Successful regional UK solution to ensuring numeracy competence in healthcare professionals [download]
  • Kerrie Westaway - Measuring medication safety - First experiences with statewide indicators for driving improvement in the public sector
    First experiences with statewide indicators for driving improvement in the public sector [download]
Session 6 - Medication Management
  • Dr Judy Currey - Nurse Interventions Prevent High Risk Medication Errors
    Nurse Interventions Prevent High Risk Medication Errors [download]
  • Diane Reeves - Increasing Pharmacists reporting of adverse medication incidents
    Increasing Pharmacists reporting of adverse medication incidents [download]
  • Carolyn Towers - Northern Alliance HARP Complex Needs: Medication Management Service
    Northern Alliance HARP Complex Needs: Medication Management Service [download]
  • Carolyn Field - The Challenges of a Medication Safety Officer
    The Challenges of a Medication Safety Officer [download]
Session 7 - Electronic Medication Management - Warts and All
  • Helle Clausen - Using the GS1 System to Reduce Medication Error and Improve Medication Safety
    Using the GS1 System to Reduce Medication Error and Improve Medication Safety [download]
  • Rosemary Richman - Electronic Medication Management: The Sixth Medication Right
    Electronic Medication Management: The Sixth Medication Right [download]
Session 8 - Clinicians Driving System Change
  • Prof Mark Yates
    When all else fails change the system - a lesson from VTE Prophylaxis improvement projects [download]