Tools | Links | Literature

Tools

• Addressing Medication Errors in Hospitals: A Practical Toolkit
• AORN's Safe Medication Administration Toolkit
• ISMP Medication Safety Tools and Resources
• Joint Commission "Speak Up" Initiative
• HRET Clinical Simulation Tools
• HSAG Medication Reconciliation Events and Forms
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement Tools --  Prevent Adverse Drug Events
• Checklist/Schedule
• A Fact Sheet for Patients and Families;  Spanish Translation
• Getting Started Kit
• Improvement Stories
• One Page Summary
• Patient Safety Consumer Guide
• PowerPoint presentation with Facilitator Notes
• Review ; Data Collection Form
• Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Drug Events
• Universal Medication Form
• Web Discussions
• Your Role in Safe Medication Use: A Guide for Patients and Families
• Medication Safety Videos from FDA and ISMP  

Links

• FDA Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS)
• FDA to Post Quarterly Report of Potential Safety Issues .  
• FDA Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers . In accordance with Section 915 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA), this website contains links to postmarket drug safety information to improve transparency and communication to patients and health care providers. 
• IMSP Safe Medication Practices
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement 100K Lives Campaign
• Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors

Literature

• Canadian Adverse Events Study and Patient Safety
• Medication Reconciliation: Progress Realized, Challenges Ahead by Carolyn M. Clancy -- progress report article on medical errors published by AHRQ
• Sign up for one or more of TMA's custom e-mail alerts  to stay on top of the latest published research in patient safety, cultural competency, health literacy, and more.
• US Pharmacopeia CAPSLINK newsletter sign up

Questions or Suggestions? 
Please contact Barbara Tims, Knowledge Center Librarian at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1548, (512) 370-1548, or Barbara Tims.