Med Errors: More Than Just "Oops!" - Live Webinar (Feb 15, 2023)

Med Errors: More Than Just "Oops!" - Live Webinar is organized by AchieveCE.

Airing Schedule: February 15, 2023 (Sat), 8 PM Eastern Time.

Activity Overview
Medication errors can have serious consequences for patients. In fact, preventable adverse effects from medication errors are still a leading cause of death in the United States. Committing to medication safety is therefore essential to pharmaceutical care. Insight into the common causes and consequences of medication errors is important so that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can be better equipped to enhance patient safety and reduce pharmacy liability.

Pharmacist Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

• Review the pillars of safe medication administration and the definitions of medication errors
• Describe the common types of medication errors and their potential consequences
• Identify the roles of various governing bodies and state laws in promoting and ensuring medication safety
• Discuss the best practices for preventing medication errors

Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

• Differentiate medication errors and adverse events
• Describe common causes of medication errors
• Identify various ways to avoid medication errors in community pharmacy
• Describe the role of pharmacy technicians in preventing medication errors