Manage UTSW’S Diversion Risk Rounds (DRR): Controlled Substance Medication Safety Rounds
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The aim of this presentation is to share how one large academic medical center devised and launched Diversion Risk Rounds (DRR): Controlled Substance Medication Safety Rounds (CSMSR) utilizing the 2017 and 2022 ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Diversion of Controlled Substances. Launched in 2021 and undertaking a three-phased approach, the CSMSR program has fostered a unique collaboration between frontline staff, enhanced awareness to diversion risk and SUD, enriched the culture of safety, empowered staff’s confidence in psychological safety and confidence to speak up while promoting safe practices for patients and employees at UTSW!
Presented by Speakers
Sharron Coffie, MSN, RN, CNS, Director, Opioid Safety, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Sharron Coffie is the Director of Opioid Safety, in the Quality and Operational Excellence department at UT Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center, Dallas, Texas since February 2019 and has oversight of the diversion prevention and detection program. She is a past co-chair of the International Health Facility Diversion Association (IHFDA) Policy Committee, a member of the IHFDA Education Committee and has delivered national podium presentations on diversion at IHFDA, National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet and other national and state conferences. She describes her work with the chain of custody of controlled substances as being safety focused, rewarding, meaningful, and collaborative both within her team and throughout the organization.
Sharron received her BSN from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo. and MSN from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society. She has held many clinical and operation positions over her 40+ years in healthcare and achieved the ANCC Board Certification as an advanced practice clinical nurse specialist in cardiology. She enjoyed recent leadership roles such as the health system manager over all the cardiovascular clinics and 12-lead EKG at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI, and her time as the Ambulatory Assistant Director of Nursing at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Sharron has received several awards during her career including the DFW Great 100 Nurses, Dallas D- Magazine Excellence in Nursing, UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing 50 Distinguished Nursing Alumni, the National Association of CNSs CNS Preceptor of the Year, Milwaukee M-Magazine Healthcare Hero, and many others.
Summera Zaheer, MHA, CLSSGB, PMP
Summera currently serves as a Senior Project Manager on the Opioid Safety Team (OST) and is a member of the Controlled Substance Investigation Team (CSIT). She joined UT Southwestern in 2022 and has participated in several Process Improvement OST projects across the Health System. Summera facilitated the launch of the Inaugural Opioid Safety Awareness (OSA) Event in March 2023, and under the mentoring of OST Director, is leading the initiative to take forward the OST Strategic Plan for the second year in a row. She is a recipient of the UTSW Non-Clinical Patient Safety Star Award 2024, as a result of her exceptional contributions and impact on team, employees, and patients.
Summera holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Health Administration and Master of Science in Health Administration (M.H.A.) from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Summera is passionate about quality improvement; she is Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified and has received her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.