Overview

Medication Management Training Nano Degree Certification

This Course provides 30 CME Hours that can be used in the CPHQ re-certification.

Week 1- Medication Safety Terms

• Introduction of Medication Safety
• Historical Context of Medication Safety
• Medication Safety Among International Organizations
• Medication Safety Terms
• Common Types and Causes of Medication Errors
• How to Improve Medication Safety?
• Difference Between Active and Latent Failures
• Strategies for Medication Errors Improvement (IOM)
• ISMP Key Elements of Medication Use System
• Project 1

Week 2- Medication Error, Adverse Drug Reaction, and Pharmacovigilance 

• Medication Management and Use
• Categories of medication errors
• Medication dispensing Errors
• Prevention of medication errors
• Medication error reporting
• Essential Safety Requirements
• Types of medical errors
• Medication errors categories
• Adverse Drug Reactions
• FADIC Side Effect Report Card Booklet
• Pharmacovigilance
• 2021 Black Box Warning Medications List
• Project 2

Week 3- The Change Management Principles & Benefits 

• What is the Change Management & Benefits?
• Values & Principles of Change Management
• John Kotter 8-Step Change Model
• Diffusion of Innovation & Change Spread
• The 5 Stages of Innovation-Decision Process
• Six Sigma – Lean – Kaizen Model
• TeamSTEPPS- Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance
• Common Pitfalls Encountered When Leading Change
• Create & Integrate Medication Safety Strategic Plan
• Project 3

Week 4- Risk Management Causes and Strategies 10

• Protocol Guide For Risk Management
• Create Effective Dashboards- A Step-By-Step Guide
• Pros and Cons Related to Competency Development and Assessment
• Risk Identification Tools – When to Use Each One
• Effective Risk Management Strategies
• Rank Order of Risk Reduction Strategies Related to Sterile Compounding
• Example of Risk Reduction Strategy in High-Alert Medications
• The 4 Risk Reduction Strategies
• What is Risk Management, Causes- How to Deal with it?
• WalkRounds™ Patient Safety

Week 5- A Day in the Life of a Medication Safety Officer 

• Medication Safety Leader Four Major Areas of Responsibility
• Resources Available to Assist in the Development of a
• Medication Safety Plan
• The 3 Challenges Affect Medication Safety Strategic Plan
• Strategies to Prevent Similar Events in the Case Study from
• Occurring in Organizations
• The Role of the Medication Safety Committee
• A Day in the Life of a Medication Safety Officer
• Medication Safety Officer – Getting Started
• Project 4