Pharmacy 365

Success Stories

• Impact of Medication Reconciliation and Pharmaceutical Care on Ambulatory Care Patients with Cancer
  BC Cancer Agency, BC Branch Success Story Winner 2013
• Improving the Quality of Medication History Collection
  Kyle Wray, SK Branch Contest 2014 entry
• Medication Reconciliation Performed by Dispensary Assistants for Paediatric Patients Admitted to Cardiology and the Cardiac Critical Care Unit
  Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON - Ontario Branch Success Story Competition 2013
• Medication Reconciliation on the Mental Health Unit
  Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre, NL Success Story Competition Winner 2012
• Medication Reconciliation Project
  Edmonton Zone, Alberta Health Services. Alberta Branch e-Poster Winner 2013
• Transition with Success! Increasing the Awareness of Medication Misadventures after Discharge from Hospital
  L Sever, York Central Hospital, PPC 2012
• Utilizing Pharmacy Technicians to complete Best Possible Medication History
  Halifax Infirmary, QE II, Nova Scotia, NS/PEI Success Story Competition Winner 2013

Virtual Posters

• Adherence to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada's "Do Not Use" List of Dangerous Abbreviations in Paper and Electronic Medication Orders (PPC 2015) Stephanie Cheung

• Assessing Completeness of Best Possible Medication History by Profession (PPC 2015) Doug Sellinger

• Handbook for a Pilot Study to Reduce Potential Hospitalizations due to Preventable Drug-Drug Interactions (PPC 2014) Certina Ho

• How Well Do Pharmacy Clinicians Perform In A Patient Simulation-Based Admission Medication Reconciliation Validation Program (PPC 2012) Karen Cameron

• Improving Medication Safety Through Implementation of a Best Possible Medication History and Resolved Drug Therapy Problem Tracker Database (PPC 2014) Sean Spina

• Medication Reconciliation Standardization in a Regional Health Authority Renal Program (PPC 2013) Mary Lou Lester

• Optimization of Workflow and Medication Safety in Unit Dose Dispensing (PPC 2015) Nadia Facca

• Standardization of Pharmacists Involvement in Best Possible Medication History and Medication Reconciliation (PPC 2015) Norman Dewhurst and Joanna Proceviat

Webinars

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• If it’s on the list, it won’t be missed! Medication Reconciliation in Alberta Health Services
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External Resources

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• Abbreviations Toolkit (Health Quality Council of Alberta)
• Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)
  • Disclosure Guidelines
  • Patient Safety Crosswalk
  • Safety Competencies, The
• ISMP Canada
  • ISMP Canada Bulletin
  • Paper to Electronic MedRec Implementation Toolkit (University of Victoria in collaboration with AE Informatics Inc., ISMP Canada, and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute with funding provided by Canada Health Infoway) Available in French and English.
  • ISMP Canada – Self Assessment Survey
• MedEffect™ Canada (Health Canada: adverse reaction and medical device problem reporting program)
• Medication Reconciliation Intervention (Safer Healthcare Now!)
  • In acute care
  • In long term care
  • In home care
• SafeMedicationUse.ca - A pilot project of the Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS)