To Err is Human: Anticipating and Preventing Medication Errors in Aging Services

DATE: 06/16/2020

SPEAKERS:
Matthew Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP, Director of Error Reporting Programs, ISMP
LENGTH: 60 Minutes

Target Audience

Executive teams, corporate and campus risk managers, human resource personnel, administrators, medical directors, PCPs, directors of nursing, quality representatives, and QAPI committee members

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify system-based causes of medication errors 
  2. Define latent failures and active failures and the role each plays when a medication error occurs 
  3. Identify key elements of the medication-use system that apply to aging services 
  4. Discuss effective risk reduction strategies and system enhancements to decrease the risk of harm to patients and prevent and detect errors before they reach the patient 
  5. Explain the difference between high and low leverage risk reduction strategies 

 

Course summary
Course opens: 
04/28/2024
Course expires: 
04/27/2029
Cost:
$0.00

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