The prestigious Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Cheers Awards honor individuals, organizations, companies, and agencies that have, through their actions during the previous year, set a superlative standard of excellence for others to follow in the prevention of medication errors and other adverse events.

Award categories include individuals and small groups, healthcare organizations, and professional organizations or group collaboratives. The ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Subscriber Award honors healthcare organizations that have demonstrated widespread use of the newsletter to educate staff and reduce the potential for errors. The ISMP Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to individuals who throughout their careers have had a major impact on safe medication practices.

Nominations for the 2012 Cheers Awards will be accepted from 5/4/2011 to 12/16/2011. Click here to submit a nomination

Call ISMP at 215-947-7797 or e-mail us for more information.