INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE | Shaping the future of digital health: reducing medication errors and improving clinical outcomes
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE | Shaping the future of digital health: reducing medication errors and improving clinical outcomes

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE | Shaping the future of digital health: reducing medication errors and improving clinical outcomes • Digital health strategies are key to reducing the high rates of preventable harm to patients and consumers from medications • The COVID pandemic revealed major areas of vulnerability in our health systems that must be addressed through a coordinated and resourced plan that includes co-designing medication safety strategies with patients, consumers, providers, and experts in digital solutions • A roadmap for the way forward includes transparently formalizing the fundamental principles as well as the short-term and long-term goals • The presentation will also include Canadian and international leading practices to inform and energize participants Carolyn Hoffman, CEO, Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP)