OctariusRx President and Consultant Pharmacist Victor Alves is presenting “Protecting Your Patients, Your Practice, and Your License: Avoiding Controlled Substance Diversion” at the 2025 New England ASC Conference, presented by the Massachusetts Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
He will discuss the basics of medication security, how it can impact patient safety and the steps facilities can take to minimize the risks. Additionally, he will address the most common survey issues related to medication security and provide practical tips for improving patient safety and survey success. Some of the topics to be discussed include regulatory requirements/standards, the most often cited standards, medication security, ways to identify drug diversion, tips to help prevent diversion and what steps to take when a diversion is suspected. Finally, he will discuss the process for reporting a diversion, should one occur.
This year the conference is being held at the Boston Marriott Newton in Newton, MA. The conference takes place on October 24th from 8am to 4:30pm.
For more information on the conference, click here.
To register for the conference, click here.
About MAASC
The Massachusetts Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (MAASC) is the only Commonwealth of Massachusetts organization devoted solely to promoting the interests of freestanding ambulatory surgical centers located across the state. Member facilities provide care to 300,000 patients annually. MAASC’s goal is to support the development and operation of freestanding surgicenters (ASCs) as cost-effective, high quality providers of ambulatory services in the state.
The Consultant Pharmacists at OctariusRx provide guidance on safe medication management, survey readiness and cost savings to ambulatory healthcare facilities/surgery centers, senior care facilities and pharmacies . We also help individual patients optimize their medications to improve their quality of life and save money. Contact us for assistance.
