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Meeting Date June 9, 2009 (8:42am – 2:11pm) Member Organizations (Present at meeting in Bold) AARP American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Aging American Geriatrics Society American Hospital Association American Medical Association American Nurses Association American Pharmacists Association American Society for HealthCare Risk Management American Society of Consultant Pharmacists American Society of Health System Pharmacists Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Department of Defense Department of Veterans Affairs Food & Drug Administration Generic Pharmaceutical Association Institute for Healthcare Improvement       Institute for Safe Medication Practices The Joint Commission via telephone National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations National Association of Boards of Pharmacy National Council of State Boards of Nursing National Council on Patient Information & Education National Patient Safety Foundation Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Society of Hospital Medicine United States Pharmacopeia Vice Chair of USP Safe Medication Use Expert Committee via telephone Individual Members: Diane D. Cousins Deborah M. Nadzam Discussion Items ISMP Cheers Award application need for bibliographical citations – send to R. Gallagher by July 1st ACP Foundation activities and observation of meeting for possible membership ~ Jean Krause, EVP & CEO Turning a Personal Tragedy into a Dedication: International Research on Designing a Peelable and Point-of-Use Labeling System for Injectable Medicines ~ Dr. Miriam Klein Current status of barcode adoption ~ Bona Benjamin for Karl Gumpper Suggestions for Council attention related to geriatric and long term care issues ~ James F. Burris, MD Medication Reconciliation Meeting sponsored by Society of Hospital Medicine including the next steps to take based on the meetings outcome ~ Jane Kelly-Cummings Action Items Recognized observers and other participants Reviewed and voted to approve agenda Approved February meeting summary Welcomed new AMA delegate: Barry Dickinson Acknowledged Joe Cranston’s past participation and representation of AMA on NCC MERP Announced the results of balloting: Chair- Bona Benjamin and Vice-Chair- Rita Munley Gallagher Granted permission to reprint Category Index, Algorithm, and specific taxonomy sections to two organizations Voted renewal of NPSF membership for one year Accepted the decision of AAHSA to withdraw from membership Empaneled a workgroup (chaired by Jane Kelly Cummings) to formulate a plan for developing recommendations for standardized medication lists (for reconciliation purposes) for consideration by the Council Dr. Burris will identify the gaps and create organizational reports on activities dealing with topics relevant to geriatrics Next Meeting Date October 27, 2009 (8:30am – 3:00pm) © 1998–2010 National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention. All Rights Reserved. *Permission is hereby granted to reproduce information contained herein provided that such reproduction shall not modify the text and shall include the copyright notice appearing on the pages from which it was copied.