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Confronting Medication Incidents
The Ontario Pharmacists’ Association, with the generous support of Abbott Laboratories Ltd., has developed a program to make pharmacists and pharmacy technicians aware of the incidence, causes, and handling of medication incidents in practice.
The information will be presented in a workshop format with a workbook, including case studies and slides. Completion certificates will be issued to all attendees who participate in the educational session and pass a take-home exam.
Objectives
After attending this session, delegates will:
- Be able to define the terms involved in medication incidents
- Be aware of the scope and frequency of medication incidents
- Be aware of common types of incidents in pharmacy practice
- Identify the role of the technicians, pharmacists, patients and physicians in medication incident occurrence and prevention
- Be able to institute and follow a procedure for dealing with, and preventing, a medication incident, including identification, communication (with patient, physician, staff, etc.), documentation, and follow-up
- Be aware of current initiatives in medication incident prevention
- Understand ‘Risk Analysis’ and ‘Root Cause Analysis’ and their role in error prevention
- Be aware of measures to improve patient safety in specialty areas of practice including methadone dispensing, pediatrics, and chemotherapy
- Be aware of the various organizations involved in medication incident prevention
- Be prepared to conduct a Medication Safety Self Assessment of your individual practice site and to develop a Patient Safety Plan
Upcoming Workshops
July 24, 2008 or November 6, 2008
Toronto
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Future sessions based on demand.
If you would like to work with OPA to host a workshop in your region, or for more information about this program, please contact Janice Tang at: jtang@dirc.ca
Clinical Tobacco Intervention (CTI)
The Clinical Tobacco Intervention (CTI) Program is a cooperative effort between the Ontario Pharmacists' Association, the Ontario Medical Association and the Ontario Dental Association to mobilize and support pharmacists, physicians and dentists to help their patients stop smoking and prevent younger patients from beginning to smoke. Education of health care professionals forms the cornerstone of the CTI Program.
Multidisciplinary workshops are held in various locations across the province, usually in the evening, include dinner and last about two hours. Support staff are invited to accompany practitioners and CE credits are provided. For more information contact Tania Antenucci at tantenucci@opatoday.com or visit the CTI website at www.opacti.org
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