Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Hazardous Drug Disposal

Online, April 21, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Bellevue, WA - Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider creator of the Simplifi 797 quality assurance web application, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar presented by industry expert Eric S. Kastango, MBA, RPh, FASHP, and Charlotte A. Smith, R. Ph., M.S., HEM, on hazardous drug handling and disposing in "Hazardous Drugs: Managing them from Cradle to Grave."

This webinar will focus on the lifecycle of hazardous drugs as they are stored, handled, compounded and properly disposed of in a manner that protects personnel and the environment. Eric S. Kastango and Charlotte Smith will explain the difference between OSHA hazardous drugs and EPA hazardous waste and will address how current disposal practices may put organizations at risk. Find out how common hazardous drug disposal practices have been violating federal law for 30 years and why the EPA is finally taking action.

Hazardous Drugs: Managing them from Cradle to Grave
DATE: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
TIME: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
WHERE: http://www.pharmacyonesource.com/webinars

About the Presenters:
Eric S. Kastango, MBA, RPh, FASHP, is President and Founder of Clinical IQ, LLC. He is an elected member of the United States Pharmacopoeia Sterile Compounding Committee (2005-2010). Over the years, he has held multiple American Society of Health-System Pharmacists chairmanships and committee positions. He has completed 80 hours of didactic training for his Six Sigma-Green Belt certification that he started with BD Medical Systems in 2008. The last phase of certification involves the completion of a formal Six-Sigma project which he is presently working on.

Charlotte Smith is Director of PharmEcology Services, part of Waste Management Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (WMHS), a Waste Management company. She founded PharmEcology Associates, LLC in 2000 and sold the company to WMHS in April of 2009. She co-founded Capital Returns, Inc., a nationally known pharmaceutical reverse distributor in 1991 and for 10 years served as president and chief regulatory advisor. Smith is a registered pharmacist who received her BS in Pharmacy and MS in Continuing and Vocational Education from the University of Wisconsin. She is a member of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services.

About Pharmacy OneSource (www.pharmacyonesource.com)
Pharmacy OneSource is healthcare's #1 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider. Our more than 70 innovative team members provide best-in-class, SaaS solutions to current and future challenges within health-systems worldwide. Our SaaS solutions contribute to swift and safe healthcare through earlier, easier and better access to data. More than 1,300 healthcare organizations worldwide utilize our HIPAA compliant web-based services: Accupedia, Amplifi, MedBoard, Quantifi, ScheduleRx, Sentri7, Simplifi 797, and VeriForm.