http://www.musc.edu/broadcast/show/category/28/ Announcements/Newsletters - Hospital http://www.musc.edu/broadcast/show/16388 Broadcast date: 2008-09-04<br/><br/>The latest ISMP Safety Alert! for August 28, 2008 (Vol 13, # 17) is available at: <br/><a href="http://www.musc.edu/pharmacyservices/ISMP/ismp.pdf" class="emburl">http://www.musc.edu/pharmacyservices/ISMP/ismp.pdf</a> <br/> <br/>Contents: <br/>- Misprogramming PCA concentration leads to dosing errors <br/>- Message in our mailbox: Segregating similar medications/strengths: use of "shelf talkers" <br/>- Safety Briefs: <br/> - Communicate alteplase dose and indication <br/> - Don't use empty pre-labeled syringes / bowls <br/> <br/>Maureen Sheakley, Pharm D <br/>Medication Safety Coordinator <br/>Dept of Pharmacy Services <br/>Medical University of South Carolina <br/>150 Ashley Ave, PO Box 250584 <br/>Charleston, SC 29425 <br/>(843)-792-9236 <br/>sheakley@musc.edu http://www.musc.edu/broadcast/show/16391 Broadcast date: 2008-09-05<br/><br/>The September 2008 issue of Kids Connection is available online. <br/> <br/><a href="http://www.musckids.com/news/newsletter/2008_09/" class="emburl">http://www.musckids.com/news/newsletter/2008_09/</a> <br/> <br/>Kids Connection is a monthly newsletter put together by the MUSC Children's Hospital, the Charles P. Darby Children's Research Institute and the MUSC Department of Pediatrics. <br/> <br/>To view previous issues of Kids Connection, visit: <a href="http://www.musckids.com/news/newsletter/" class="emburl">http://www.musckids.com/news/newsletter/</a>