Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Pharmaceutical Waste

Online, March 15, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Wolters Kluwer Health announced today that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Simplifi 797, a quality assurance web application, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Fred Massoomi, Pharm.D., FASHP, "Pharmaceutical Waste: Are We There Yet?"

Massoomi will review the laws and regulations governing disposal of pharmaceutical waste, including hazardous drugs. Compliance with the Joint Commission, USP 797 and government bodies will be covered. Recent best practice documents released by the EPA and some new proposed changes to the DEA CSA will be reviewed.

Pharmaceutical Waste: Are We There Yet?
DATE: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
TIME: 1:00 PM - 12:00 PM EST
WHERE: http://www.pharmacyonesource.com/webinars

About the Presenter: Firouzan 'Fred' Massoomi, Pharm.D., FASHP, is currently the Pharmacy Operations Coordinator with the Department of Pharmacy at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He has a broad range of practice experiences which include: pharmacy clerk in community retail pharmacy, research in medicinal chemistry, Indian Health Service Commissioned Officer Student Extern, pharmacy intern for a home health pharmacy, Pharmacy Fellow, Pharmacy Resident, clinical pharmacist, to his current position as Pharmacy Operations Coordinator at Nebraska Methodist Hospital. Utilizing his broad range of experiences, Dr. Massoomi was instrumental with decentralization of clinical services, establishing a closed drug formulary, establishing computerized pharmacy clinical programs to support the clinical team, automated dispensing and automating inventory management process. Through numerous presentations and publications, Dr. Massoomi has shared his passion for the practice of pharmacy with the goal of promoting the important role that individual pharmacist play in public safety. Dr. Massoomi currently serves on the Nebraska Pharmacists Association Board of Trustee representing District #3, State of Nebraska Delegate for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists since 2006 the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Practice Managers Section Advisory Group on Manager Development since 2007, and, Nebraska Multiple Sclerosis Society Board of Trustee Member since 2004.

About Pharmacy OneSource
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