Implementation of Best Practices for Safer Insulin Pen Use: Stories From the Frontline. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Implementation of Best Practices for Safer Insulin Pen Use: Stories From the Frontline. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Upcoming Meeting/Conference
 
• Published March 2017

Implementation of Best Practices for Safer Insulin Pen Use: Stories From the Frontline.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices. March 28, 2017; 1:30–3:00 PM (Eastern).

Although insulin pens have been recommended as a method to reduce medication administration errors, they have unintended consequences associated with their use such as hospital-acquired infections. This webinar will present insights from the field to provide recommendations for hospitals to reduce risks related to insulin pens.

Conference information

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Reduction of medication errors related to sliding scale insulin by the introduction of a standardized order sheet.

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