Overview

Medication Safety Online Course

Join our Medication Safety Online Course to enhance your knowledge and skills in Medicine Management and Safety.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of medication errors, adverse drug reactions, risk management strategies, and change management principles.

Improve patient safety and advance your career in pharmacy with this valuable professional development opportunity.

In this course you will study:

Week 1- Medication Safety Terms

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

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

• Medication Management and Use
• Essential Safety Requirements
• 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 Medication Safety Committee
• A Day in the Life of a Medication Safety Officer
• Medication Safety Officer – Getting Started
• Project 4

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