• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  The purpose of this CE presentation is to highlight the recent updates to the Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals guideline document published by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) in February 2024 and provide guidance on the role that pharmacy technicians may have in upholding these guideline updates. Recent updates include information on safeguarding strategies against incorrect-route errors in administration of tranexamic acid, the implementation of strategies to prevent medication errors during transitions of care, and mitigation of errors associated with vaccine administration in both the inpatient and associated outpatient settings. This program aims provide a deeper understanding to the various components of hospital workflow that may lead to these medication errors and elucidate how pharmacy technicians can make an impact.
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   24121H05_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   24121H05_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacy Technician

  Identify the purpose of the ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals and the new updates from February 2024

  Recognize the various updated recommendations for improvement of safe medication practices

  Determine the role that pharmacy technicians have in the implementation of the guideline updates

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-1203044

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-24-121-H05-T
  

  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

  Emily  Junker, PharmD Candidate, University of South Carolina Pharmacy Extern, PharmCon

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