Abstract
Review lessons learned during the development and implementation of a pharmacy-focused Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement conference at an academic medical center. Since the early 1900s, Morbidity and Mortality conferences have provided a forum for clinicians to discuss medical errors and adverse outcomes. Many institutions have now added "improvement" to the conference title to emphasize the goal of approaching these conferences in a systems-oriented manner. To date, a gap remains in the literature evaluating the impact of a pharmacy-focused Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement (MM&I) conference. The primary goal in establishing this pharmacy-focused conference was to foster and strengthen the culture of medication safety within our department. In establishing our program, we identified an opportunity to leverage pharmacy residents similar to a medical resident-facilitated conference. After gaining leadership buy-in, a core planning team was formed to identify events and create conference materials. Primary metrics to gauge the success of implementation included event reporting trends and medication-safety strategic initiative tracking. The first year of MM&I conferences provided forward momentum for our department's safety culture. Safety event reporting by pharmacy staff increased by 150% over the fiscal year, and more frontline staff expressed a personal interest in becoming involved in safety projects and initiatives outside of their normal shift responsibilities. We have learned several important lessons that may be helpful to others, the primary of which is that improving a culture of safety takes time.
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