The Department of Health (DOH) has scheduled a webinar for nursing homes and adult care facilities (ACFs) next month on the topic of Medication Safety Assessment. They welcome nursing home administrators, operators, directors of nursing, medical directors, directors of social work, and ACF staff including administrators and directors of resident services/patient services to participate.

Date: Sept. 22, 2022

Time: 12 to 1 p.m.

Subject: Medication Safety Assessment

Registration Link: https://meetny-events.webex.com/meetny-events/j.php?RGID=r3e93bc918d57b98140d8463630a5b218

DOH Presenter: Anne Myrka, RPh, MAT, IPRO Senior Director, Drug Safety and Chronic Disease Management

The webinar will:

• Provide an overview of the IPRO Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) Medication Safety Assessment results;
• Review how Medicare beneficiaries experienced a higher rate of adverse drug events due to anticoagulants than for prescribed opioids;
• Discuss how more antipsychotic drugs were prescribed for nursing home residents, particularly on admission, than prior to the pandemic;
• Share how to safely manage high-risk medications such as anticoagulants, diabetes medications, antipsychotics, and antibiotics; and
• Provide information on important resources for your facility. 

Contact: Karen Lipson, klipson@leadingageny.org, or Diane Darbyshire, ddarbyshire@leadingageny.org. Both can be reached at 518-867-8383.