ISMP Canada

11/25/2025

🚨 Attention: Community Pharmacists!

💊 ISMP Canada recently received a report of an event involving a mix-up between a hydromorphone and morphine prescription that was transferred between pharmacies.

⚠️ Hydromorphone is 5x more potent than morphine; mix-ups can lead to serious consequences.

To help prevent similar incidents:
✅ Verify prescriptions before transferring to other pharmacies to prevent hand-off errors
✅ Send a copy of the original prescription along with the transfer record, to facilitate technical and clinical verification by the receiving pharmacy.
✅ Perform a clinical check to ensure the medication, indication, and dose are appropriate for the patient

Take the quiz below and learn more:https://ismpcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/ISMPCSB2004-06.pdf

For more information, review your provincial October 2024 Safety Brief here:�

👉 https://ismpcanada.ca/impact/community-pharmacy-reporting-learning/

11/24/2025

📢 Attention aux professionnels de la santé!

Participez à notre atelier sur l'analyse des incidents et l'évaluation proactive des risques, en !

✅Inscrivez-vous pour acquérir des connaissances sur la manière d'améliorer la sécurité des patients ➡️ismpcanada.ca/fr/education
🗓️4 et 5 décembre 2025

11/18/2025

Do you support patients who take multiple medications? 💊💊

💻 Join ISMP Canada for a webinar Wednesday, November 26 from 12 – 1PM ET to learn new tips and tools to help you and your patients manage . You will have an opportunity to share your experiences and discuss them with others at the webinar. 💬

✏ Register for free here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3P761XsbRyePEXDwhjErqg

11/17/2025

🏥✨ Improve patient safety in your organization!

Join ISMP Canada’s Incident Analysis & Proactive Risk Assessment Workshop 💡

📅 Dates:
🔹 Nov 27–28, 2025
🔹 Jan 29–30, 2026

✅ Apply the Canadian Incident Analysis Framework
✅ Practice through interactive exercises

Limited spots — register now!
👉 Link in bio / ismpcanada.ca/education

11/14/2025

💙🌍 World Diabetes Day – November 14

Insulin saves lives, but only when used safely.

💉 Enhance your team’s knowledge with ISMP Canada’s Safe Use of Insulin Pens module!
✔️ Learn best practices
✔️ Understand risks
✔️ Improve

Perfect for , , and all health-care professionals supporting people with .

📘 Course available online | Only $9.95
✅ Group rates available – contact education@ismpcanada.ca

👉 Register Today: ismpcanada.ca/education

11/12/2025

📢 Attention Long-Term Care Providers!

There is still room for you to join this live facilitated workshop entitled: "Incident Analysis in Long-Term Care"

💡 This workshop provides those working in long-term care (LTC) with theory and hands-on practice in incident analysis (root cause analysis).

✍ Register today: https://ismpcanada.ca/event/incident-analysis-for-long-term-care-november-13-2025/

❓ Got Questions? Email us at LTC@ismpcanada.ca

Incident Analysis for Long-Term Care - November 13, 2025 Event from ISMP Canada.

11/10/2025

💊🏥 Ready to improve medication safety in your pharmacy?

Join ISMP Canada’s Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Workshop ✨

📅 November 18, 2025
🕒 10 AM – 4 PM ET | 💻 Virtual Live

✅ Learn practical CQI tools
✅ Apply them in community pharmacy
✅ Earn your Yellow Belt Certification!

Don’t miss out — limited spots!
👉 Register today: ismpcanada.ca/education

11/06/2025

🔊 Our Canadian Medication Safety Network is hosting a webinar on Wednesday November 26 from 12 - 1 PM ET called, More Medications May Not Be Better.

Calling all patients, caregivers and health care providers to join this conversation, to share experiences and learn from each other about managing multiple medications or polypharmacy. 💊 💊

We will share tools that were developed in collaboration with Canada's Drug Agency and deprescribing.org to support patients, caregivers and prescribers. You can find the tools here: https://www.cda-amc.ca/appropriate-use-our-work

✏️ Register today - spaces are limited! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3P761XsbRyePEXDwhjErqg

11/04/2025

We collaborated with Canada’s Drug Agency - L'Agence des médicaments du Canada and deprescribing.org, and are pleased to join them in sharing this new tool for health care providers who help patients manage ! Find the 5 Tips resource below 👇

11/04/2025

Taking more than 5 medications? Here’s a conversation starter for your next appointment. 💊 💬

In collaboration with ISMP Canada, deprescribing.org, and feedback from patients, we’ve created a simple 1-page guide to help you talk about medications with your prescriber. This guide can help you determine the right questions to ask when talking with your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist about your care.

Bring it to your next appointment — it’s a great way to start the conversation!

📄 Get your free copy here: cda-amc.ca/sites/default/files/corporate/corp_committees/Expert_Panel-Appropriate_Use/5Questions-Multiple-Medications-Handout.pdf

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Vous prenez plus de 5 médicaments? Voici des amorces de conversation que vous pourrez utiliser lors de votre prochain rendez-vous. 💊 💬

En collaboration avec l’Institut pour la sécurité des médicaments aux patients du Canada (ISMP Canada) et le site deprescription.org, et en tenant compte des commentaires de patients et patientes, nous avons mis au point un guide simple d’une page pour vous aider à poser les bonnes questions lorsque vous discutez de vos médicaments avec une personne autorisée à prescrire, qu’il s’agisse de votre médecin, votre infirmier ou votre pharmacienne.

Il s’agit d’un excellent moyen d’amorcer la conversation, apportez-le à votre prochain rendez-vous!

📄 Pour obtenir votre copie gratuite : cda-amc.ca/sites/default/files/corporate/corp_committees/Expert_Panel-Appropriate_Use/5Questions-Multiple-Medications-Handout-FR.pdf

11/04/2025

11/03/2025

🏥🔍 Strengthen Medication Safety in Long-Term Care

Join ISMP Canada’s Incident Analysis in Long-Term Care Workshop and gain both theory and hands-on experience in investigating healthcare errors.

💡 Learn how to:
✔️ Apply the Canadian Incident Analysis Framework
✔️ Identify contributing factors (with a focus on human factors)
✔️ Develop effective, system-focused actions
✔️ Practice through interactive exercises & group work

Upcoming dates:
📅 November 13, 2025
📅 January 15, 2026

🎓 Ideal for LTC leaders, nurses, managers, medication safety leads, and quality improvement professionals

👉 Register now: ismpcanada.ca/education