ISPE Drug Shortages Prevention Model

The ISPE Drug Shortages Prevention Model serves as a guide to help prevent drug shortages by providing quality, regulatory, and technical recommendations for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

NORTH BETHESDA, Ma. (PRWEB)
May 23, 2023

ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering has just released its new Drug Shortages Prevention Model.

The ISPE Drug Shortages Prevention Model serves as a guide to help prevent drug shortages by providing quality, regulatory, and technical recommendations for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. The ISPE Drug Shortages Team developed the model as a follow up to the ISPE Drug Shortages Prevention Plan that was released in 2014. The model provides expanded guidance that reflects the new insight and best practices that have emerged in the past several years.

“With the COVID-19 pandemic, various natural disasters and other unforeseen large-scale events, the importance of ensuring drug supply chain has never been more apparent,” says Tom Hartman, President and CEO of ISPE. “The Drug Shortages Prevention Model is a crucial step forward in ensuring that patients have access to the medicines they need. By providing guidance for manufacturers to prevent and mitigate potential shortages, the model will improve patient access to life sustaining medicines and the reliability of supply.”

The Drug Shortages Prevention Model describes three foundational areas for accountability: Quality and Manufacturing Maturity; Regulatory; and Technology & Innovation. The three areas cover twelve performance domains:

1. Pharmaceutical Quality System

2. Cultural Excellence

3. Workforce Capability

4. Supply and Distribution Resilience

5. Risk Management Planning

6. Data Analytics

7. Advanced Technology

8. Digital Solutions

9. Sustainability

10. Lifecycle Management

11. Regulatory Execution

12. Evolving Regulations

“If companies want to ensure they are prepared to avoid drug shortages whenever possible, they should strive to excel in each of the foundational performance domains outlined in the ISPE DSPM model,” says Diane Hustead, chair of the ISPE Drug Shortages Team. “Developing and implementing robust drug shortage prevention planning involves risk management at organizational, operational, and product-specific levels. It is truly an enterprise-wide endeavor.”

For more information contact:

Carol Winfield, Senior Director of Regulatory Operations, ISPE

Tel: +1-301-364-9210

Email: cwinfield@ispe.org

http://www.ISPE.org

About ISPE

“The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) is a global nonprofit association serving its members through leading scientific, technical, and regulatory advancement across the entire pharmaceutical lifecycle. The 20,000+ members of ISPE provide solutions to complex pharmaceutical industry challenges through innovation, member and workforce development, and technical, regulatory, and compliance collaborations in more than 120 countries worldwide. Founded in 1980, ISPE has its worldwide headquarters and training center in North Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and its operations center in Tampa, Florida, USA. For more information, visit ISPE.org.

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“I am thrilled to be a part of Riverwood Dental and truly committed to giving patients an exceptional experience with personalized, comprehensive and compassionate care,” says Dr. Kimi Patel.

ATLANTA (PRWEB)
May 23, 2023

Riverwood Dental, located at 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 2120 in Atlanta, GA. is a modern, state-of-the-art clinic that offers cutting-edge, quality dental care for all ages in a comfortable atmosphere. Dr. Kimi Patel recently joined the well-respected team and is committed to delivering dentistry at its best, providing every patient with a pathway toward achieving functional and aesthetic smiles. Dr. Kimi Patel was raised in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan, earning her bachelor’s degree and also graduated with her dental degree from the University of Michigan College of Dentistry. After finishing her doctorate, Dr. Patel completed an AEGD residency (Advanced Education in General Dentistry) at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Dr. Kimi Patel stays at the forefront of her field, attending continuing education courses and is up to date on recent research and current dental technology. Riverwood Dental offers the unique ability to address all aspects of dental health in one convenient place. Their extensive menu of modern dental care services includes general and restorative dentistry, as well as cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics (OrthoFX) and more. Regardless of whether they are protecting, repairing or enhancing smiles, their team delivers superior, patient-centered care at every step.

“I am thrilled to be a part of Riverwood Dental and truly committed to giving patients an exceptional experience with personalized, comprehensive and compassionate care,” says Dr. Kimi Patel.

More About Riverwood Dental and Dr. Nisha Patel:

Riverwood Dental was designed with comfort and care in mind, and patients can expect a friendly, helpful staff to make visits enjoyable. The team utilizes the latest in dental technology while offering comprehensive services, ranging from routine cleanings and chipped tooth repair to teeth whitening, veneers and dentures. Dr. Nisha Patel grew up in Alabama where she graduated from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. Dr. Patel entered the dental field because of her compassion, creativity and desire to serve the community. She stays up-to-date on innovative, advanced techniques and equipment to provide patients with the very best in dentistry. Dr. Patel believes in building a trusting relationship and treating each patient with dignity and respect. For additional information about Riverwood Dental please visit http://www.riverwooddental.com or call (770) 955-2505.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (PRWEB)
May 23, 2023

The NCPDP Foundation Board of Trustees announced its call for grant proposals that demonstrate the value of NCPDP standards in supporting patient safety, access to care and the expanded role of pharmacists. Grant proposals must meet the grant proposal requirements and be submitted electronically by July 31, 2023, to be considered for the current grant funding cycle.

Research projects must benefit at least one of the NCPDP Foundation strategic initiatives: increasing the role and value of pharmacists; increasing patient access to care; and enhancing patient safety. In addition, research projects must seek to demonstrate and measure how an underutilized NCPDP Standard or a new use for an NCPDP Standard supports the strategic initiative and improves interoperability. Alternatively, the project can demonstrate the need for a new NCPDP standard that supports the initiatives. Descriptions of NCPDP Standards are available on the NCPDP website. Membership in NCPDP is required to access the Standards. The Foundation will consider proposals that broadly support standardization of the exchange of healthcare information and also align with the Foundation’s Vision, Purpose and three strategic initiatives.

Areas of particular interest include demonstrating the value of the Specialty Medication Enrollment Standard; the NCPDP Pharmacy Services Billing Transaction in the Telecommunication Standard; or showing how other NCPDP Standards support value-based arrangements (VBAs), precision medicine, social determinants of health (SDOH), digital therapeutics (DTx) or the NCPDP National Facilitator Model. While these areas are currently of particular interest, the NCPDP Foundation welcomes and will evaluate other projects that meet the essential criteria.

To submit a grant proposal, complete and submit the Request for Funding form along with supplemental material by July 31, 2023. View Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

About NCPDP Foundation

The NCPDP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and is affiliated with the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP). The NCPDP Foundation was established in December 2012 to support research, education, and charitable involvement within the healthcare industry. For more information, visit http://ncpdpfoundation.org.

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Traliant Announces EHS Compliance Training Courses

“Our EHS courses are designed to be interactive to raise employee consciousness about potential safety hazards and how to avoid them to effectively minimize risk.” Andrea Foster-Mack, Director of EHS at Traliant.

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB)
May 23, 2023

Traliant, an innovator in online compliance training , today announced ten new compliance training courses covering critical Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) topics. The latest additions to Traliant’s library of EHS courses are designed to equip employees with the knowledge and skills to reduce the risk of accidents that can lead to harm and injury, improve workplace safety culture and safeguard businesses.

In today’s competitive job market, EHS should be a priority for all organizations, not only those in high-hazard industries. Workplace accidents, COVID incidents and environmental risks are just some of the EHS challenges that impact organizations across the country. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses for 2021 reached 2.6 million for private industry employers.

“It is the responsibility of the employer to keep employees safe at work and EHS training is an essential tool that organizations can implement to demonstrate their commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment,” said John Arendes, CEO of Traliant. “Our unique approach provides employees with critical safety information that over time, helps drive behavioral changes to foster a culture of safety and helps employees make the right decisions in critical moments.”

Aligned with Federal OSHA General Industry standards, Traliant’s interactive EHS solutions help businesses maintain a safe and healthy workplace by training employees to recognize potential hazards and encouraging them to be safety advocates.

“Complacency is a major challenge in maintaining health and safety in the workplace, and that can result in severe consequences for employees, families and businesses,” said Andrea Foster-Mack, Director of EHS at Traliant. “Our EHS courses are designed to be interactive to raise employee consciousness about potential safety hazards and how to avoid them to effectively minimize risks.”

All of Traliant’s EHS courses are designed to keep employees engaged with interactive content, animated scenario-based videos and real-world scenarios that can be accessed from anywhere. This allows employees to easily start and pick up courses where they left off. Additionally, Traliant provides powerful customization options so employers can tailor learning to meet the unique safety needs of every business and industry.

The newest additions to Traliant’s EHS course catalog include the following titles, available in both English and Spanish:

• 
  Electrical Safety
• Workplace Ergonomics
• Fall Protection
• Fire Extinguisher Safety
• Forklift General Awareness
• Hazard Communication
• Housekeeping in the Workplace
• Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Slips, Trips and Falls

To learn more, visit the Environmental, Health & Safety course page.

About Traliant

Traliant’s mission is to transform online compliance training from boring to brilliant, including code of conduct training, sexual harassment training and diversity training. We are helping thousands of organizations foster safe, ethical cultures of respect and inclusion with behavior-based solutions that can be easily customized to their industry, culture, and branding. Backed by PSG, a leading growth equity firm, Traliant is ranked on Inc.’s 2021 and 2022 list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America, and named to Inc’s 2023 list of Best Workplaces. For more information, visit http://www.traliant.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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SignatureCare Emergency Center

We know how high college expenses can be. Every time we award these scholarships, we help a deserving student meet their college expenses and further their education. That is the goal of this scholarship.

HOUSTON (PRWEB)
May 23, 2023

SignatureCare Emergency Center, owner and operator of neighborhood 24-hour emergency centers throughout Texas is now accepting applications for the 2023 Fall Semester College Health and Medical Scholarship.

The application period for the semester opened on May 1, 2023 and will close on August 15, 2023.

The bi-annual scholarship which awards $1,000 to the winner, is designed to help U.S. based students who major in the medical or healthcare field meet their tuition or other school- related expenses.

To qualify, all applicants must be based in the United States, attend an accredited U.S. college or university, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

If you are a college freshman and do not have a GPA score, indicate that in your application.

Applicants are required to submit a minimum 500-word essay and 30-second video explaining why they deserve to win the scholarship.

Essays and videos should address the question: Who or what inspired you to enter the medical field?

According to Dr. Chris Langan, SignatureCare’s Chief Operating Officer, Houston, TX based SignatureCare Emergency Center believes in giving back to the community and one way the company does that every year is through this bi-annual scholarship.

“We know how high college expenses can be. Every time we award these scholarships, we help a deserving student meet their college expenses and further their education. That is what this scholarship is about,” he said.

“The goal is to give back to the community we serve while helping these students minimize their debt load upon graduation,” Dr. Langan added.

To apply or to get more information about the SignatureCare Emergency Center scholarship, go to the scholarship page.

About SignatureCare Emergency Center

Houston, TX-based SignatureCare Emergency Center own 24-hour emergency centers throughout Texas, including nine ER locations in the Houston area (Montrose, Houston Heights, Cypress/FM 1960, Copperfield, Memorial City, Westchase, Bellaire, Mission Bend/Sugar Land, and Stafford), Atascocita/Humble, Killeen, Austin, College Station/Bryan, Paris, Midland, Odessa, Texarkana, Spring, and Lewisville, TX.

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Our industry is experiencing a seismic shift as hospitals and healthcare companies try new approaches to digital marketing, staffing, budgetary allocations, practice locations, and even conference participation.

ATLANTA (PRWEB)
May 23, 2023

Atlanta-based HealthLink Dimensions, which has the nation’s largest audited healthcare provider database, announced the release of its highly anticipated 2023 Healthcare Provider Communications Report. The report reveals insights and trends in communication preferences among healthcare professionals. HealthLink recently made the report available for download to the public.

This is the 10th consecutive release of the annual communications report, which is developed by the company’s team of data scientists, technologists, healthcare operators, and customer experience partners. The report, based on in-depth interviews with Medical Doctors (M.D.s) and Doctors of Osteopathy (D.O.s), touches on communication preferences, preferred meeting types, working locations, and even HCPs’ views on social media.

“Our industry is experiencing a seismic shift as hospitals and healthcare companies try new approaches to digital marketing, staffing, budgetary allocations, practice locations, and even conference participation,” reflects Amar Duggasani, CEO of HealthLink Dimensions. “Marketers are eager to see what pandemic-era behaviors become permanent and what were transitory. Many of our clients have been waiting for this year’s HCP Communication Report to understand these changes.”

Amar continues, “The HCP Communications Report has been well-received by the industry over the years and has been used to shape marketing approaches for hospitals, insurance companies, marketing agencies, and pharmaceutical companies.”

This year’s HCP Communications Report reinforced the continuing trend, more than ever, that healthcare professionals prefer email communications from marketers and network partners. In the newly-issued report (2023), 75% of respondents indicated they prefer to be contacted via email for industry communication, a mere 3% increase from 2022.

However, the new report showed significant post-pandemic attitudes about attending professional conferences. The percentage of healthcare providers who indicated receptivity to conferences and exhibits skyrocketed from 12% in 2022 to 42% in 2023, illustrating the normalization of conditions within the industry as the pandemic recedes into the not-so-distant past.

Facts like this demonstrate big changes can occur in the healthcare industry within a single year and underscore the need for healthcare marketers to be ready to pivot quickly to meet HCPs where they are. The report discusses how in-person meetings are also experiencing a rise in popularity with medical experts, healthcare providers, and marketers. Other components of the report detail how HCPs communicate with patients, their perceived interest in social media, and their opinion on networking.

HealthLink Dimensions’ clients embrace the information contained in the annual report, with one stating, “These reports are full of legitimate facts and contain well-researched information. We look forward to seeing this first-party research and analysis from HealthLink Dimensions each year.” The same client added the communications insights in the report “ultimately aid us to connect and communicate well with healthcare providers and create a better HCP community.”

The survey was sent to 400,000 HCPs and consisted of a 5-minute, 17-question survey. HealthLink Dimensions estimates the results have a less than 5% statistical margin of error.

The company used its database, the largest of its kind audited by BPA Worldwide, to reach survey respondents. The list includes more than 1.2 million doctors. In addition to its provider and hospital data, HealthLink Dimensions offers email deployment and programmatic advertising solutions to its clients, which include 11 of the 15 largest pharmaceutical companies in the United States.

The 2023 HCP Communications Report can be requested free of charge here.

To learn more about HealthLink Dimensions, please contact Meieli Sawyer at (305) 668-0070 or msawyer@weinbachgroup.com.

About HealthLink Dimensions

HealthLink Dimensions is the nation’s top choice for healthcare provider data used by hospitals, life sciences, and health insurers, including 11 of the 15 largest pharmaceutical companies. The company helps clients connect and digitally engage with healthcare providers using the nation’s largest database of its kind – sourced from multiple resources and audited by third-party verifier, BPA Worldwide. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company has been recognized as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies on the Inc. 5000 list for five consecutive years. http://www.healthlinkdimensions.com.

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