A Focus on Medication Safety Issues

Premier Date:
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - LIVE




Additional Airdates
(all times Eastern)

Fri, Nov 25, 2011:  10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Tue, Dec 20, 2011:  1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Wed, Dec 28, 2011:  12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Thu, Jan 12, 2012:  3:00 PM to 4:00 PM



Joint Commission Resources Quality and Safety Network
Program Description
According to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, up to 46% of medication errors occur when new orders are written at patient admission or discharge. Changing a patient’s clinical status or transferring a patient introduces new caregivers and creates the opportunity for misinterpretations or missed instructions. 

Enhanced communication between providers, patients, and pharmacists is critical to reducing the likelihood of medication errors. Communication among those healthcare professionals responsible for prescribing, administering, preparing and dispensing, or monitoring medication is critical to optimizing treatment. Leaders must inspire teamwork and open communication.

This 60-minute program focuses on the value of communication pertaining to the use of medications, as well as how fostering an environment that supports excellent communication can decrease the incidence of medication errors and resulting harm to the patient.

Target Audience
This activity is relevant to the entire hospital and medical staff, particularly organization leaders, managers and supervisors, and staff responsible for performance improvement, patient safety, and risk management initiatives.

Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be able to:
  • Explain the value of effective communication pertaining to medication safety.
  • Define responsibility and accountability for medication safety.
  • Identify ways to utilize a proactive risk assessment process to prevent and decrease the chance of medication errors across the continuum of care.

Presenters
Burt Thelander, P.M.H.C.N.S-B.C, N.E-B.C.
Field Representative
The Joint Commission
Associate Director
Lincoln Hospital
New York, New York

Mr. Thelander is an employee of The Joint Commission.

Yosef D. Dlugacz, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief of Clinical Quality, Education, and Research
Krasnoff Quality Management Institute, a division of North Shore-LIJ Health System

Dr. Dlugacz has nothing to disclose.



Accreditation Information
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
The Joint Commission Resources is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Joint Commission Resources designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation
Joint Commission Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Joint Commission Resources designates this continuing nursing education activity for 1 contact hour. Accreditation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation refers to recognition of educational activities and does not imply approval or endorsement of any product.

National Association for Healthcare Quality
This activity has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) for 1.0 Certified Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) CE credits.

American College of Healthcare Executives
Joint Commission Resources is authorized to award 1 hour of pre-approved Category II (non-ACHE) continuing education credit for this program toward advancement, or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program wishing to have the continuing education hours applied toward Category II credit should list their attendance when applying for advancement or recertification in ACHE.

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Educational Review Systems is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education.

The enduring activity is approved for 1 hour (0.1CEU). ACPE # 0761-9999-11-140-H05-P and 0761-9999-11-140-H05-T.

Full attendance at every session is a prerequisite for receiving full continuing education credits. If a participant needs to leave early, their continuing education credits will need to be reduced.

Successful completion of this CE activity includes the following:

  • View the presentation and read the accompanying Resource Guide.
  • Complete the online Evaluation Form and Post Test.
  • A CE certificate/statement of credit can be printed online following successful completion of the Post Test and the Evaluation Form.

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The JCRQSN program is a monthly series of video conference training sessions produced by
Joint Commission Resources  (JCR) in partnership with The Wellness Network.  The Wellness Network is
the distributor of the series and has no influence on the content. 

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