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ISMP Announces 28th Annual Cheers Award Recipients
Awardees Focused on Smart Pump Integration, Safe Chemotherapy Handling, and Patient Partnership The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is proud to announce the 28th Annual Cheers Award ...
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ISMP Awarded FDA Contract to Support Medication Error Prevention
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), an ECRI company, has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide expert analysis and data-driven insights...
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ISMP to Develop First Community Pharmacy Medication Error Reporting Program for State of California
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), a world leader in improving medication safety, is building a medication error reporting program and portal for community pharmacies licensed by t...
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Patient Safety Alert: Urgent Alert Regarding Medication Vial Coring and Fragmentation Risks
Issued by: Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) and ECRI/Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) APSF and ECRI/ISMP have received several reports recently of medication vial coring in...
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Ochsner Children’s Hospital and ISMP Launch First-of-its-Kind Pharmacy Fellowship
This article appeared on the Biz New Orleans website on March 27, 2025.
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Ochsner Children’s and ISMP launch pharmacy fellowship
Nation’s first ISMP medication safety fellowship shared with a healthcare provider
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Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD November 21, 2025 The current scientific consensus, backed by decades of epidemiologic research, is that vaccination is not associated with autism. Attempting to counter...
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National Academy of Medicine meeting features ECRI leaders and insights on falls prevention
ECRI leaders were invited to share insights on persistent challenges and opportunities in patient safety at a National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Leadership Consortium meeting, “The Future of Patien...
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