• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  The current practice environment for pharmacists has many pitfalls, the one most generally seen being the claim for malpractice, or negligence.  This course will review the basis for a malpractice claim.  As well, the course will cover the four elements of a malpractice claim that must be met for a claim to be successful.  Further, defenses available to pharmacists will be discussed.  Finally, the course will discuss the future of such lawsuits and how conditions for these are evolving. 
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   20316H03_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   20316H03_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Identify the criteria necessary to make a claim for malpractice

  Recognize trends in the current climate regarding malpractice

  Identify the available defenses to malpractice claims

  Pharmacy Technician

  Recognize trends in the current climate regarding malpractice

  Identify the criteria necessary to make a claim for malpractice

  Identify the available defenses to malpractice claims

  Nurse

  Identify the available defenses to malpractice claims

  Recognize trends in the current climate regarding malpractice

  Identify the criteria necessary to make a claim for malpractice

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-830126

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-20-316-H03-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-20-316-H03-T
  Nurse 0798-0000-20-316-H03-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

  Peter  Cohron, BS Pharm, JD Pharmacist/Attorney, Pharmacy Law Source, PLLC

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).