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
- Identify system-based causes of medication errors
- Define latent failures and active failures and the role each plays when a medication error occurs
- Identify key elements of the medication-use system that apply to aging services
- 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
- Explain the difference between high and low leverage risk reduction strategies
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