This four-part webinar will cover the entire CAH CoP manual. Part two will cover physical plan & environment, emergency preparedness, governing board, pharmacy and dietary.

Objectives - At the conclusion of part two, participants should be able to:

• Explain the responsibilities of the pharmacists that include developing, supervising, and coordinating activities of the pharmacy.
• Describe the requirements for CAH to monitor and inspect to ensure that outdated drugs are not available for patient use.
• Recall the requirements for security and storage of medications, medication carts and anesthesia carts
• Discuss the requirement to have a list of do not use abbreviations and a review of sound alike/look alike drugs.

SPEAKER 

Laura A. Dixon served as the Director, Facility Patient Safety and Risk Management and Operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020.  In her role, Ms. Dixon provided patient safety and risk management consultation and training to facilities, practitioners, and staff in multiple states.  Such services included creation of and presentations on risk management topics, assessment of healthcare facilities; and development of programs and compilation of reference materials that complement physician-oriented products.

Ms. Dixon has more than twenty years of clinical experience in acute care facilities, including critical care, coronary care, peri-operative services, and pain management.  Prior to joining COPIC, she served as the Director, Western Region, Patient Safety and Risk Management for The Doctors Company, Napa, California.  In this capacity, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation to the physicians and staff for the western United States.

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