• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  Medication errors are preventable events that can happen in clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, and patient’s homes. Patients and healthcare providers can work together to help avoid errors from occurring and should report all events to prevent future systematic mistakes from happening again. This course will introduce pharmacy technicians to the role of regulation, culture, systems, and technology in maintaining patient safety. Attendees will learn how to prevent, detect, and report medication error events.
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   24150H05_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   24150H05_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacy Technician

  Describe error reporting systems, processes, and tools used to investigate and disclose medication-related adverse events

  Identify safety standards and the role of organizational culture in the prevention of healthcare and medication related adverse events

  Cite the impact of medication errors on patient safety and the risk factors that contribute to healthcare issues

  Identify high-alert and high-risk medications and measures that can be taken to reduce the risk of adverse events

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-1279797

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-24-150-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

  Stefan  Weekes, PharmD Poison Specialist, Tampa General Hospital

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).