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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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ISMP Releases 2025-2026 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Community Pharmacy
New Best Practices Focus on Weight-Based Dosing, Return-to-Stock Process, Vaccine Administration The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has launched its second set of specific, consensu...
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ISMP Announces 2025 Just Culture Scholarship Recipients
Leaders Chosen from Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Health, Philadelphia FIGHT The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has awarded the 2025 Judy Smetzer Just Cultur...
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ISMP Announces 27th Annual Cheers Award Recipients
Awardees Focused on Vaccine Safety, Opioid Management, Technology The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is proud to announce the 27th Annual Cheers Award winners, who have worked to si...
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ISMP Releases Bi-Annual Report on Vaccination Errors that Reveals Mistakes with Newer Vaccines
As this year’s cold and flu season is underway and new COVID variants continue to emerge, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is raising awareness that more needs to be done to reduc...
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ISMP Welcomes Jana O’Hara as New Director of Consulting and Education
Organization also Congratulates Two Longtime Nurse Leaders on Retirement
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