Preventing Medication Errors: A Practical Guide for Pharmacists

Preventing Medication Errors: A Practical Guide for Pharmacists

Faculty

Michael C. Dejos, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA
System Medication Safety Officer
Department of Patient Safety
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Memphis, Tennessee

Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
College of Pharmacy, Memphis Campus
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee
 
Program Description
The FDA receives more than 100,000 reports related to medication errors annually, and an estimated 7000 to 9000 deaths each year are attributed to these errors. Medication errors can occur at any point in the complex medication-use process and continue to occur despite prevention strategies. It is essential for pharmacists in all practice settings to be aware of high-risk medications or practices that increase the risk for errors as well as the importance of error reporting and analysis to identify and correct safety gaps. This activity will empower pharmacists to identify potential areas in which medication errors can occur and develop strategies to better prevent them to ensure patient safety.

Target Audience: Health-system pharmacists
Type of Activity: Application
Release date: October 30, 2020
Expiration date: November 8, 2021
Time to complete activity: 2.0 hours
Fee: Free

Educational Objectives
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Examine the societal and economic burden of medication errors
• Explore medications or practices likely to be implicated in medication errors
• Identify practices pharmacists can employ to mitigate medication errors

Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 2.0 contact hours (0.20 CEU) under the ACPE universal activity number 0290-0000-20-310-H05-P. The activity is available for CE credit through November 8, 2021.


Instructions for Completing the Activity and Receiving CPE Credit
To receive CPE credit, participants must complete the pretest, read the online article in its entirety, complete the posttest, and complete the online activity evaluation. After successful completion of the online activity evaluation, you can submit your credit to CPE Monitor. You may view your credit within 48 hours at www.mycpemonitor.net. All participants must request credit before the activity expiration date. CE credit will not be issued after this date.
 

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Disclosures

Michael C. Dejos, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA, has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ Planning Staff – Jim Palatine, RPh, MBA; Maryjo Dixon, RPh; Rose Namissa, PharmD, BCPS; Brianna Schauer, MBA, PMP; Susan Pordon; and Brianna Winters have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

An anonymous peer reviewer is used as part of content validation and conflict resolution. The peer reviewer has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Educational Disclaimer
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