Lydia Conlay Asserts That Drug Safety Education Is Essential
Lydia Conlay, Noted Anesthesiologist and Highly Regarded Medical Educator, Explains Why Drug Safety Education Needs to Play a Bigger Role in Hospital Environments
(firmenpresse) - COLUMBIA, MO -- (Marketwired) -- 05/08/13 -- , the Russell D. And Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology at the University Of Missouri College Of Medicine, has long been a proponent of education within the medical industry. To date, Dr. Conlay has spoken out about the importance of quality medical training via internships and residencies, in addition to the need for students to pick medical schools that will provide them with the best education possible. Now, Dr. Conlay is turning her attention to drug safety education. According to a recent posted by Anesthesiology News, ensuring that all staff members of a hospital are aware of drug safety issues is imperative to improving patient outcomes and maintaining costs. Here, Dr. Conlay explains why this is so and urges hospitals to commit to the continuing education of their medical professionals.
According to the article, pharmacists, nurses, and physicians need to be educated regarding medication safety in a way that not only evaluates their computational abilities but also measures their knowledge and skills regarding these drugs. The article explains that "All too often, however, hospitals with other pressing needs push education and staff competencies assessment to the back burner. The result, said Matthew Grissinger, RPh, director of error reporting programs at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), in Horsham, Pa., is that they miss opportunities to enhance their patient safety strategies."
Dr. Conlay understands that hospitals are often understaffed and overextended, meaning that some of the tasks that are assigned to them must be prioritized. But she asserts that drug safety education should not be one of the tasks that are saved for later, as it is an issue that can save lives and improve the overall financial wellbeing of medical facilities.
"The healthcare industry is constantly changing, as new drugs, devices, treatment options, and other innovations are being introduced to the field on a daily basis," asserts Lydia Conlay. "The key to making such change work in favor of hospitals, rather than against them, is to ensure that all medical professionals hired by these facilities are trained to use the latest resources at their disposal. By not keeping staff members properly educated regarding medications, these individuals can both hurt their patients and keep them from reaping the maximum benefits that these pharmaceuticals have to offer."
Lydia Conlay urges medical centers to establish programs that hold medical professionals accountable for their continuing education -- and provide opportunities for them to earn it -- in an effort to improve the care provided to patients.
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The Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Missouri College of Medicine, has served in a long list of positions since the advent of her career. A published researcher, Dr. Conlay has participated in numerous professional associations and has taught in both formal classrooms and hospital settings. Dr. Conlay is involved with the Missouri Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Association of University Anesthesiologists, and the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesiologists.
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