Newswise — Experts representing nearly all sectors of health care will be meeting in Bethesda next week to tackle one of the most challenging obstacles to the smooth delivery of health care facing patients and their health care providers today. The Continuity of Care in Medication Use Summit hosted by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the ASHP Foundation will focus on primarily on the need for a standardized personal medication record.
WHAT: Media briefing on outcomes of Continuity of Care in Medication Use Summit, including opportunities for questions and answers.
WHEN: June 6, 200711:30 a.m.
WHO: Key summit participants will be available to answer questions, including: "¢Cynthia Brennan, Pharm.D., President, ASHP and Clinical Professor, University of Washington School of Pharmacy, Seattle."¢ Terri S. Moore, Ph.D., MBA, Senior Program Director, National Quality Forum, Washington, D.C."¢ Rebecca Burkholder, Director of Health Policy, National Consumers League, Washington, D.C."¢ Rollin (Terry) J. Fairbanks, M.D., M.S., NREMTP, FACEP, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y."¢ N. Lee Rucker, MSPH, Strategic Policy Advisor, American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, D.C. (by appointment)
WHERE: Hyatt Regency BethesdaOne Bethesda Metro Center (7400 Wisconsin Ave) Bethesda, Maryland 20814
SUMMIT DETAILSPersonal medication records (PMRs) are considered a critically important component of the continuity of care and medication reconciliation processes " and are a tool that could be used more effectively in improving the medication-use process.
The goals of the two-day Summit are to:"¢Reach consensus on a minimum set of data elements to be included in a PMR."¢Identify and discuss barriers and resolutions to the use of PMRs by patients, caregivers and health professionals."¢Develop a framework for further research and a national social marketing campaign aimed at enhancing patient, caregiver and health professional awareness of integrating the PMR in all aspects of the health care process.
ABOUT ASHP FOUNDATIONThe ASHP Research and Education Foundation was established in 1968 by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. The mission of the Foundation is to improve the health and well-being of patients in hospitals and health systems through appropriate, safe and effective medication use. The Foundation provides leadership and conducts education and research activities that foster the coordination of interdisciplinary medication management leading to optimal patient outcomes. Emphasis is given to programs that will have a major impact on advancing pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems, thereby improving public health.
ABOUT ASHPFor more than 60 years, ASHP has helped pharmacists who practice in hospitals and health systems improve medication use and enhance patient safety. The Society's 30,000 members include pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who practice in inpatient, outpatient, home-care, and long-term-care settings, as well as pharmacy students. For more information about the wide array of ASHP activities and the many ways in which pharmacists help people make the best use of medicines, visit ASHP's Web site, www.ashp.org, or its consumer Web site, http://www.SafeMedication.com.
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