Med Errors: More Than Just "Oops!" – Live Webinar on September 15, 2025 at 8PM ET
Learn how to enhance patient safety and reduce pharmacy liability by understanding the common causes and consequences of medication errors.
About this webinar
Medication errors can have serious consequences for patients. In fact, preventable adverse effects from medication errors are still a leading cause of death in the United States. Committing to medication safety is therefore essential to pharmaceutical care. Insight into the common causes and consequences of medication errors are important, so that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can be better equipped to enhance patient safety and reduce pharmacy liability.
At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:
Review the pillars of safe medication administration and the definitions of medication errors
Describe the common types of medication errors and their potential consequences
Identify the roles of various governing bodies and state laws in promoting and ensuring medication safety
Discuss the best practices in preventing medication errors
