Reducing Medical Errors for Pharmacy (Patient / Medication Safety CE) – 2 Hours

Description

This self-paced online course (Reducing Medical Errors for Pharmacists) teaches the common causes of medication errors, how to prevent them, root cause analysis, and mandatory reporting requirements.

Upon completion of this course, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will be able to: 

• Discuss the prevalence of medical errors in the United States.
• Describe the efforts to reduce medical errors at the national and state levels.
• List the incentives for healthcare providers and facilities to reduce medical errors.
• Discuss the State’s effort to reduce and prevent medical errors and improve patient safety.
• List the most common types of medical errors that occur in healthcare settings.
• List factors that increase the risk of medical errors.
• Discuss prevention of medical errors in special needs population.
• List recommendations on reducing or eliminating medical and medication errors.
• List steps to improve patient safety through prompt error reporting. Identify healthcare providers’ responsibilities for prompt error reporting.
• Discuss JACHO’s patient safety goals.
• Identify changes that could be made to systems and processes (Root Cause Analysis) to improve performance and reduce the risk of recurrence of adverse events.
• Discuss the role of electronic medical records (EMRs) and other information technology in improving communication and patient safety in hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
• Discuss public education and awareness measures related to patient safety.

Authors: Author: Gregory Phillip, Pharm. D 

Contact Hours: 2 Hours  (CE Broker Tracking #: 20-304720) 

Activity Type: Knowledge-Based Home Study 

Instructional Methods:  Online Independent Self-Study (Training + Post-Test)

Target Audience: Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians 

Cost: $15 / Participant

UAN: Pharmacist: 0384-9999-23-078-H05-P Technicians: 0384-9999-23-078-H05-T 

Release Date: 09/08/2023 Expiration Date: 09/08/2026

Course Completion Certificate:  A minimum passing score of 70% is required for course completion. A Printable (PDF) Certificate By Email. Credit will be reported to the CPE monitor within 30 days of completion.

The National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing education.

NPTA approves Biologix Solutions LLC as a Joint Provider of continuing pharmacy education. Approval

Disclaimers: Mr. Phillip has no actual or potential conflict of interest regarding this program. It received no commercial support and has been peer-reviewed to ensure non-commercialization.

Cancellation / Refund Policy: By completing your purchase from Biologix Solutions LLC through PayPal, you agree that you are purchasing digital, non-tangible product/service/training courses and, as such, are not entitled to a refund once accessed. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by phone or email before purchasing the online course.

Reducing Medical Errors for Pharmacy Course Fulfills Mandatory Patient / Medication Safety CE: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina