First Annual Pediatric Medication Safety Summit

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Educational Review System announces the first annual Pediatric Medication Safety Summit, an event supported by an education grant from Talyst. The Summit will focus on the most relevant pediatric medication safety topics and will be hosted by barcode point-of-care (BPOC) expert, Mark Neuenschwander, 2010 recipient of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Lifetime Achievement Award.

"Patient safety in pediatric medicine is extremely important in the health care industry," said Carla Corkern, Chief Executive Officer at Talyst. "We are pleased to support an event that will drive more awareness in the industry."

For more information and to register, please visit http://www.pediatricsafetysummit.com/.

About Education Review System

Educational Review Systems(ERS) is a full-service meeting planning and continuing education firm specializing in turn-key medical education solutions for the pharmaceutical and medical industries. We deliver a diversified menu of high quality CE, CME, Nursing and ancillary medical group programs.

About Talyst

Talyst, founded in 2002, helps pharmacies to enhance efficiency, provide greater inventory control and improve patient safety by delivering enterprise-class software and proven hardware components that increases efficiency, lower costs and deliver better patient care.

As of 2010, Talyst has installed automated systems in more than 500 acute-care hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, long-term care facilities, and correctional institutions. The company strives to "engineer the safer pharmacy."

SOURCE Talyst