The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recently held their annual Sterile Product Compounding Safety Summit. The goal of the summit is to continue the conversations around safe practices related to the use of sterile compounding workflow software, automated compounding devices and robotic compounding automation.
In standard fashion, the panel was made up of experts including, pharmacy practitioners, the vendor community, and key organizations.
Specific objectives of the 2021 Summit Included1:
- Reviewing the current state of technology and automation use in compounding sterile preparations.
- Examine sterile compounding related events and published studies on the use of various forms of technology in sterile compounding process.
- Identify best practices for the safe use of technology and automation in sterile compounding processes.
- Recommend best practices associated with sterile compounding when technology cannot be used.
When asked about ConsortiEX having the opportunity to participate in the ISMP Summit, Thomas Karakosta, PharmD., Vice President of Strategic Marketing, said:
“The key is facilitating adoption of workflow technologies that set a standard of patient safety for every dose. Having the opportunity to contribute to the summit and learn from the other participants, and from the pharmacists living and breathing compounding every day, was an important experience for our organization."
At the conclusion of each summit, the ISMP team compiles the consensus recommendations and develops Best Practice Guidelines, aiming to have a far-reaching safety impact on technology use in compounding sterile preparations, which we will highlight upon its release.
If you have any concerns about your facilities compliance or believe improvements could be made to your workflow or processes, please contact us today to learn about Assure-Trak® Compounding Management System!
1 - https://www.ismp.org/news/ismp-summit-sterile-compounding-technology