b'MEDICATION MANAGEMENTGreenall shared that there are already over 500 homes from across the province that have completed their self-assessment using the MSSA-LTC, and we look forward to working with them to address their prioritized areas for improvement!Reporting, learning and improving following a medication incidentThere are many ways that medication issues or incidents widespread in a home, or early injourney to improvement. The initiativecan occur in the delivery of long-term development, the toolkit offers waysincludes improving and updating toolscare services.to increase engagement.used by the sector to evaluate the safety of medication management Physician and staff engagement systems in homes. This will helpEach home needs a standardizedDr. Michael Hamilton is a long-termhomes to monitor medication safetyway to:care physician and ISMP Canadasand risk. One of these tools is theIdentify and internally reportMedical Director. One of his rolesrecently updated Medication Safety in the initiative is to collaborate onSelf-Assessment for Long-Term Carewhen something related to a the development of strategies for(MSSA-LTC).resident and medications mayengaging physicians and staff in thehave gone wrong;process of improving medicationJulie Greenall, Senior Director, Gather information and learnsafety. Dr. Hamilton says that thoseProjects and Consultations atthat deliver care in the home mustISMP Canada, led the process ofwhat happened as well ashave a voice in identifying the greatestupdating the MSSA-LTC. This workwhy (analyzing);risks to residents from medicationswas supported by an Expert Advisory Develop and implement effective and in deciding what actions theyPanel, which included residents can implement as a team to mostand family representatives, healthactions for improvement; effectively address these risks. care providers with direct care and/ or leadership responsibilities, andMonitor the effectiveness of the Measuring and evaluatingrepresentatives from associations asstrategies; and medication safety well as other applicable organizations. Understanding the current state ofThe updated MSSA-LTC underwentShare the learning with others somedication safety in each home isa validation process before beingthat harm to residents canan important place to start on theofficially launched in April 2021. be prevented.Order your Patio Furniture Now for Spring 2022!www.oltca.com LONG TERM CARE TODAY 13'