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 Medication Errors Part I: Analyzing the Risks & Starting the Process

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Type: Internet

ACPE Live Credit
Date(s): 11/23/09
Times: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CT
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MT
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
Facility: RxSchool E-Classroom
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Contact(s): RxSchool
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Fee: $30.00


Course Category: This activity has been designated as Knowledge-Based
 Live CE Information

This program is supported by:
RxSchool


Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this program, the pharmacist should be able to discuss:

1. Define the problem of medication errors.
2. Understand what is and is not a medication error.
3. Explore medication errors and what causes them.
4. Understand the limitation of studies of medication errors and why there are so few.
5. Study the pharmacy workflow and how it can contribute to the problem.
6. Study how to analyze the risk of an error occurring in your pharmacy.
7. Review the basics of a quality control system.
8. Explore the Deming Philosophy of quality.

At the completion of this program, the pharmacy technician should be able to discuss:

1. Define the problem of medication errors.
2. Understand what is and is not a medication error.
3. Explore medication errors and what causes them.
4. Understand the limitation of studies of medication errors and why there are so few.
5. Study the pharmacy workflow and how it can contribute to the problem.
6. Study how to analyze the risk of an error occurring in your pharmacy.
7. Review the basics of a quality control system.
8. Explore the Deming Philosophy of quality.

This course has been approved by the Florida State Board of Pharmacy to Meet 2 Medical Errors Continuing Education Credits.
Faculty:
Kenneth R. Baker, R.Ph., J.D.

Ken is a pharmacist and a lawyer who consults in areas in which he has worked for over thirty years. He has written insurance policies and has designed quality assurance plans to reduce medication errors. Ken has taught pharmacy law and business law and has written and lectured nationally in the areas of risk management, pharmacy law and ethics.
Faculty Disclosure:
RxSchool has a Full and Fair Disclosure Policy that requires course faculty to communicate any real or apparent commercial affiliations related to the content of their presentations/materials. Mr. Baker has no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Commercial Support:
There is no commercial support for this program.



 Courses Offered
 Medication Errors Part I: Analyzing the Risks & Starting the Process
Speakers:
Ken Baker, BS Pharm, JD
 
Details:

This event has limited enrollment, so you must pre-register to attend.
Target Audience:
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technicians
Course Start Time - End Time:
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern Time
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Time
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Mountain Time
 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Location:
Internet Broadcast - RxSchool Live E-Classroom



ACPE - Pharmacists Accreditation
Credit Hours: 2 Expiration Date: 10/10/2010 ACPE UPN: 372-000-07-027-L03-P    

RxSchool is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

ACPE - Technicians Accreditation
Credit Hours: 2 Expiration Date: 10/10/2010 ACPE UPN: 372-000-07-027-L03-T    

RxSchool is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

To receive CE credit, participants must complete an online evaluation form for each session attended. After completing the evaluation, you can view, print and track your CE statements of credit online.

  System Requirements for E-Classroom
This is a live presentation delivered over the internet. In order to see and hear the program properly, you must have the following:

  1. Broadband internet connection, such as T1, Cable, or high-speed DSL.

    Before enrolling in this program, please test your internet connection here. It is important that you take this test on the same computer and network you will be using the day of the live presentation.

    No Dialup Dial-up or modem is not supported.
    Lower-grade DSL may not provide a quality experience.

    No Wireless Connecting via wireless network is not recommended.

    RxSchool makes every effort to ensure maximum quality of our live online CE; however, please be aware that network difficulties beyond our control may occur.

  2. One of the following internet browsers: Internet Explorer 6.1 or higher; Firefox 1.0.3 or higher; Safari 1.1 or higher; Mozilla 1.2 or higher; Google Chrome

  3. Computer speakers or headphones connected to your computer.

  4. Adobe Flash Player 6.0.79 or higher. Click here for a free download of the latest version.

    Refunds will not be issued to users who have not successfully tested the classroom. If you're having troubles, please contact Tech Support (866-960-5334) before you sign up for a live online program.

The material presented here does not reflect the views of Pharmacy Choice, Inc., RxSchool, or the companies providing educational content. These materials may discuss uses and dosages for therapeutic products, processes, procedures and inferred diagnoses that have not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. A qualified health care professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product discussed. All readers and continuing education participants should verify all information and data before treating patients or employing any therapies described in this continuing education activity.




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