OVERVIEW

A Mountain of Mistakes: Moving from Unspoken Tragedy to Effective Collaboration is organized by PharmCon, Inc. and will be held from Jun 27, 2018 - Jun 27, 2021.

Credits: 2 Contact Hour(s)

Target Audience: Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician

Overview:
It is said that success sits atop a mountain of mistakes. Healthcare teams boast unprecedented resources and tools for reduction in medication error. Despite staggering technological advances, errors continue. In fact, new opportunities for error have emerged with some of the very tools intended to eliminate systematic errors. Using established psychological principles, human engineering factors are examined and extrapolated to the unique challenges of the contemporary pharmacy setting. Recurring problematic areas in pharmacy practice will be extensively examined within the framework of an effective Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan and appropriate use of the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) method in identifying, reporting, and evaluating sentinel events. The vitality of intra- and inter-professional communications is emphasized throughout the didactic structure of this presentation.

Objectives:
• Identify tools and models for error reduction and patient safety advocacy
• Recognize the most significant contraindications and medication interactions for a variety of patient populations
• Recognize the vitality of workplace culture in the implementation of an effective Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) plan
• Describe the elements and common players in conducting an effective Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Identify error prone abbreviations from ISMP’s “Do Not Use” list

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.