The Joint Commission Update: A Medication Management Perspective

August 26, 2021

The activity presenter is a subject matter expert on medication management from the Joint Commission perspective as he is a joint commission surveyor. The changing standards will be addressed as well as Q&A helping to provide valuable information and serve to narrow information gaps for meeting participants

Target Audience

  • Nursing
  • Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy technicians

Learning Objectives

Nursing learning objectives

  1. Describe key concepts for ensuring compliance with sterile medication compounding based on USP 797
  2. Recall principles related to ensuring safe medication storage areas
  3. Define compliance with top misunderstood Joint Commission medication management standards
  4. Recall strategies to medication titration orders
  5. List strategies for identifying and addressing medication diversion

Pharmacist learning objectives

  1. Describe key concepts for ensuring compliance with sterile medication compounding based on USP 797
  2. Define compliance with top misunderstood Joint Commission medication management standards
  3. Recall strategies to medication titration orders
  4. List strategies for identifying and addressing medication diversion

Pharmacy technician learning objectives

  1. Describe key concepts for ensuring compliance with sterile medication compounding based on USP 797
  2. Recall principles related to ensuring safe medication storage areas
  3. Define compliance with top misunderstood Joint Commission medication management standards
  4. List strategies for identifying and addressing medication diversion
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.50 ANCC
  • 1.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 1.50 General CE – Attendance
Course opens: 
08/26/2021
Course expires: 
10/09/2021
Event starts: 
08/26/2021 - 1:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
08/26/2021 - 2:30pm CDT
Live via webcast
United States
Relevant financial relationships: Planning committee members and presenters have nothing to disclose.
 
Planning committee members
 
Jackie Stokes, BS
Manager, Pharmacy Program Services
Vizient, Inc.
 
Diana Scott, MHA, RN, CPHQ
Senior Director, Accreditation Advisory Services
Vizient, Inc.
 
Natalie Webb, MHA, RN, CPHQ (nurse planner)
Accreditation Director
Vizient, Inc.
 
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Consulting Director, Pharmacy
Vizient, Inc.
 
Course reviewers
 
Natalie Webb, MHA, RN, CPHQ (nurse planner)
Accreditation Director
Vizient, Inc.
 
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Consulting Director, Pharmacy
Vizient, Inc.
 
Presenters
 
Robert Campbell, PharmD
Field Surveyor
Hospital Accreditation Program
The Joint Commission
 
Diana Scott, MHA, RN, CPHQ
Senior Director, Accreditation Advisory Services
Vizient, Inc.
Joint Accreditation Statement:
 
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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Designation Statements:
 
NURSING
This activity is designated for 1.50 contact hours.
 
PHARMACY
Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.50 ACPE credit hours.
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-21-171-L03-P
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-21-171-L03-T
 
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY
This program has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality for a maximum of 1.50 CPHQ continuing education credits for this event.
 
CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).

Available Credit

  • 1.50 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.50 ANCC
  • 1.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 1.50 General CE – Attendance
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