Medication Safety Radio Interview with Scott T. Micek - WIBW Topeka, Kansas

During the week of March 2nd through the 8th in 2008, ASHP and the ASHP Research and Education Foundation marked National Patient Safety Awareness Week with a radio tour. The radio tour emphasized the pharmacists' role in medication safety. Dr. Scott T. Micek, a clinical pharmacist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, was interviewed by 17 radio stations, including CNN Radio. The interviews were designed to educate consumers about the vital patient-care role pharmacists play in hospitals and health systems. This podcast includes the interview with WIBW in Topeka, Kansas. Permission to share this interview with the public was granted by the Kansas Information Network and James Doblin, who conducted the interview.) The Barnes-Jewish Hospital's team, which was led by Dr. Micek, received the 2007 Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety. The ASHP Foundation created the Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety in 2004. It is the only award program to honor a pharmacist-led, multidisciplinary team for its significant institution-wide system improvements relating to medication use. The $50,000 award recognizes on a national level pharmacy professionals who have assumed a leadership role in promoting safety in the medication-use process. The award is sponsored by the Cardinal Health Foundation. For more information, please visit www.ashpfoundation.org.