ANCO hosted a webcast for oncologists, oncology pharmacists, oncology nurses, and oncology practice managers entitled Chemotherapy Safety: Preventing Oncology Medication Errors with David C. Gammon, B.S. Pharm., OncologyPharmacist.net on December 1st. The webcast:

• Discussed why medication safety is an important metric in hematology/oncology practices.

• Identified how costs related to safety are being looked at by payers.

• Reviewed National Patient Safety Goals and suggestions for compliance to reduce medication errors.

• Discussed medication error prevention and safety issues.

• Identified how NIOSH and OSHA affect hematology/oncology practices and review USP 797 and Compounded Sterile Products (CSPs).

• Examined hazardous medication/chemotherapy ordering and processing to reduce medication errors.

• Discussed chemotherapy related emergencies.

• Presented an overview of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS).

• Reviewed the receiving and storage of chemotherapy drugs.

• Discussed hazardous drug waste management.

Support for this webcast was provided by Abraxis BioScience.

Download the presentation here.