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Conference Call Date     February 3, 2010 ( 10:08 am ~ 12:03 ) Member Organizations (Present at meeting in Bold) AARP American Academy of Physician Assistants American College of Physicians Foundation American Geriatrics Society American Hospital Association American Medical 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 Manufacturers Association         Institute for Healthcare Improvement Institute for Safe Medication Practices The Joint Commission National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations National Association of State Boards of Pharmacy National Council of State Boards of Nursing National Council on Patient Information and Education National Patient Safety Foundation Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Society of Hospital Medicine United States Pharmacopeia   Individual Members    Deborah M. Nadzam    Diane D. Cousins   Discussion Items Summary of the October Meeting Agenda Deferral of discussion on Position Statement on Opposition to Criminalization of Medication Errors Membership Requests   American Academy of Physician Assistants Dosing Based on Body Weight Medication Error Rates vs. Medication Error Reporting Rates Proposal for AHRQ Grant Rules and Procedures 15th Anniversary Celebration Proposal for a National Alert Network for Serious Medication Errors Use of the Metric System for Medication Dosing Action Items* Observers and other participants were welcomed and introduced The agenda was approved as reordered The October, 2009 meeting summary was approved as revised The membership request of the American Academy of Physician Assistants was approved for a 2 year term The Position Statement on Opposition to Criminalization of Medication Errors was deferred to the June meeting Dosing based on body weight ~ A small workgroup was empanelled to prepare a statement for discussion at the June meeting Medication Error Rates vs. Medication Error Reporting Rates Proposal for AHRQ Grant ~ the workgroup was expanded and will present a DRAFT proposal for a Medication Safety Measurement Consensus Conference at the June meeting Rules and Procedures ~ Subcommittee met twice to review the rules and procedures. A full report will be presented at the June meeting 15th Anniversary Celebration ~ Revision of organizational comments are being accepted up through April 1, 2010. A celebration will be held in conjunction with the June two day meeting The National Alert Network will be established under the aegis of the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention ~ A media event will be planned in conjunction with the June celebration The three recommendations for enhancing accuracy (prescription writing, dispensing and administration of medications) will be reviewed by a small workgroup with the goal of including the concept of the metric system within each. Next Meeting Dates June 9/10, 2010 (10:00am ~ 4:00pm) © 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.