• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  In 2011, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons published a book entitled, “The Invisible Gorilla”.  The book was an analysis of an experiment in the human psyche in which a man in a gorilla costume walked onto a full basketball court, waved his arms in the air, and then walked off the court.  Despite being an unusual outlier for anyone attentive to the game, over 40% of participants in the study never saw the gorilla!  How does this this phenomenon of the human mind apply to our busy pharmacy counters?  This session seeks to evaluate medication error from the lens of what researchers already know about human behavior.  The role of ‘root cause analysis’ within an appropriate ‘continuous quality improvement’ program is carefully examined.  Specific strategies for reducing medication error are introduced, along with opportunities for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to engage in patient safety initiatives. This session has been approved by the state of Florida as a ‘medication safety’ offering for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians only.

  
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   20265H05_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   20265H05_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Recognize appropriate strategies for reducing and preventing errors in contemporary pharmacy practice.

  Identify the role of 'root cause analysis' in error reduction in a pharmacy setting.

  Recognize practical ways that the pharmacist and pharmacy technician may effectively promote and encourage patient safety.

  Pharmacy Technician

  Identify the role of 'root cause analysis' in error reduction in a pharmacy setting.

  Recognize appropriate strategies for reducing and preventing errors in contemporary pharmacy practice.

  Recognize practical ways that the pharmacist and pharmacy technician may effectively promote and encourage patient safety.

  Nurse

  Recognize practical ways that the pharmacist and pharmacy technician may effectively promote and encourage patient safety.

  Recognize appropriate strategies for reducing and preventing errors in contemporary pharmacy practice.

  Identify the role of 'root cause analysis' in error reduction in a pharmacy setting.

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-717107

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-20-265-H05-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-20-265-H05-T
  Nurse 0798-0000-20-265-H05-N
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Kevin  Hope, RPh Senior Director of Continuing Education, PharmCon

This continuing education activity is held as copyright by PharmCon, Inc. Through this notice, PharmCon, Inc. grants permission of its use for educational purposes only. These materials may not be used, in whole or in part, for any commercial purposes without prior permission in writing from the copyright owner(s).