ASCP announces key 2023 initiatives
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists has announced its key initiatives for 2023:
- Vaccinations in long-term care settings. “LTC pharmacies and pharmacists were asked and have built significant infrastructure to support being responsible for older adult vaccinations in long-term care,” said Chad Worz, PharmD, ASCP’s chief executive.
- High-risk medications. ASCP is also participating in a two-year quality improvement project to demonstrate the impact on consultant pharmacists on the use of high-risk medications with the IPRO Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), a collaboration of three organizations with decades of experience working as Medicare QIOs in the Northeast
- Antipsychotic measurement reform for skilled nursing facilities. ASCP will continue to partner with other advocacy and professional associations on Project PAUSE and efforts to improve how psychoactive medications are measured, said Worz, who recently was selected to serve on a Technical Expert Panel for the Refinement of the Nursing Home Antipsychotic Medication Measures that convened in February.
» Geri-Care announces partnership on injection pen protection technology
Geri-Care announced that it has partnered with TempraMed to market temperature-shield devices to protect temperature-sensitive medication from extreme cold and heat. VIVI devices encourage safe transport of injection pens, enabling compliance with medication care plans without worrying about how temperature will affect the potency of their injection pen.
The VIVI Cap is suitable for use with a wide range of pre-filled and refillable insulin pens. It requires no refrigeration, ice packs, external power or batteries.
