Healthcare Industry Events
The Pursuit of Prevention – Confronting Drug Diversion
Drug diversion is a serious problem that affects patients’ and health professionals’ safety. Patients may suffer from suboptimal therapy if their medications were diverted, receive substandard care...
Home-use Device Recalls: What You Need to Know to Mitigate Risk and Protect Patients
Overview When a medical device is subject to a recall, manufacturers are responsible for informing their affected customers—healthcare providers, retailers, and distributors—to prevent use of t...
Introducing ISMP’s New Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Community Pharmacy: 2023-2024
Join ISMP for a complimentary webinar as we seek to inspire and mobilize practitioners from around the US in the national adoption of specific consensus-based safe practices selected to reduce or e...
Errors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccines
In December 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. Since the...
A First Look at ECRI's Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2023
Overview ECRI’s annual list of Top 10 Health Technology Hazards identifies the health technology concerns that warrant the greatest attention by healthcare leaders. Now in its 16th year, the li...
International Medication Safety Update
Around the world numerous organizations are tirelessly working to make medication-use systems safer. While the focus of these organizations may differ, they all share a common goal of ensuring that...
Enhancing Pressure Injury Safety: Collaborative Informational Session
Overview Pressure injuries, also know as pressure ulcers, are common with 2.5 million Americans experiencing them each year. They can result in serious harm, leading to life-threatening complic...
Exploring the Evidence and Devices Designed to Prevent Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
Overview VAP is a serious potential complication for patients receiving multiple days of respiratory support. Not only does VAP occur frequently, impacting up to 15% of intensive care unit (ICU...
State of Artificial Intelligence: Viewpoints from ECRI Clinical and Technical Experts
Overview Many medical devices manufacturers are highlighting their use of artificial intelligence (AI), and advertising it as a way to improve performance. Claims include: improved workflow, al...