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

1. Identify the primary types of medication errors.
2. Define the terms medication error, adverse event, and sentinel event.
3. Explain the importance of near misses in preventing future medication errors.
4. Identify how medication errors are analyzed and the role of root cause analysis and failure mode and effects analysis in preventing future medication errors.
5. Identify factors that contribute to medication errors and possible barriers to reporting errors.
6. Identify the role of pharmacists in preventing medication errors.

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

1. Identify the primary types of medication errors.
2. Define the terms medication error, adverse event, and sentinel event.
3. Explain the importance of near misses in preventing future medication errors.
4. Identify how medication errors are analyzed and the role of root cause analysis and failure mode and effects analysis in preventing future medication errors.
5. Identify factors that contribute to medication errors and possible barriers to reporting errors.
6. Identify the role of pharmacy technicians in preventing medication errors.

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

AchieveCE is also accredited by the Florida Board of Pharmacy (provider no. 50-20641). This course is approved by CE Broker, with CE Broker No. 20-661213.

Jaimini Patel, RPH, PhD, MBA is a Pharmacist and Pharmaceutical Scientist with over 20 years of experience in clinical practice in healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry. She has a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug Development, and Pharmacokinetics. She has no actual or potential conflicts of interest to disclose. She has no actual or potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

This activity was developed by AchieveCE free of any commercial support. Jaimini Patel, RPH, PhD, MBA has no actual or potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

  Level 2. Basic Application of Skills and Concepts