PPT-Prevention of Medication errors

Philip A Routledge James Coulson All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre Cardiff Wales UK Case Study A 44 yearold woman had a urinary tract infection and was prescribed the antibiotic nitrofurantoin for 10 days Two weeks later she noticed numbness pins and needles and tingling of the lower limbs up to midthigh She was examined by a neurologist three months later who stated that this was likely to have been a peripheral neuropathy related to the previous course of nitrofurantoin She is referred to you as a clinical pharmacologist for advice. Megan Popielarczyk, MPH, BSN, RN. Public Health Fellow, Safe Kids Georgia. 1. Objectives. Examine the use of existing resources to build statewide capacity. Promoting partnership through programs. Feasibility of statewide initiatives. Preventing and . Responding. DSN Kevin Dobi, MS, . APrn. Copyright © 2014 by Mosby, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.. C. hapter. 5. Medication errors. Institute of Medicine studies (1999, 2006). Adverse drug reactions. Ben Zorn. Microsoft Research. In collaboration . with:. Emery Berger and Gene Novark, . UMass - Amherst. Karthik Pattabiraman, UIUC. Vinod Grover and Ted . Hart, Microsoft . Research. Ben Zorn, Microsoft Research. Risk Reduction . How do you define a medication error?. “any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or client harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional, client, or consumer.”. Medication Reconciliation. A Systematic Process to Reduce Adverse Medication Events. Hospital. Presenter. Month YYYY. Continuity is an Issue in Health Care. 10-67% of medication histories contain at least one error. . Mary Mckay DNP, ARNP, CNE. . . Jill Sanko, . PhD, MS, ARNP-BC, CHSE-A. Acknowledgement. This research study was supported by a grant from the Florida Blue Foundation. Are Key to . Keeping Kidney Patients Safe. On average, dialysis patients take 6 to 10 different medications each day.. Most dialysis patients report that they only “sometimes” discuss all of their medications with their doctor.. Wilma Townsend. DPT, Team Leader. November 20, 2014. Objectives. (. 1) increase the field’s knowledge of medication units and their usefulness and barriers to implementation; . (. 2) demonstrate how medication units increase treatment capacity and access to care, . 2017. Course purpose. To provide an overview of medical errors in today’s health care system and to identify the incidence and causes of medical errors and the risk factors disposing to medical errors, and to provide strategies to prevent medical errors in the healthcare setting, including by patients.. . Youness R. Karodeh, B.Sc., Pharm.D., R.Ph. .. Assistant Dean, Associate Professor and . Director of Nontraditional Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Howard University, College of Pharmacy. Washington, D.C. Module 12. Medication Errors. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention defines a medication error as follows: any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of health care professional, patient, or consumer. Question 1. Which of the following medications requires that a patient product insert be provided to the patient?. Atenolol. Erythromycin. Medroxyprogesterone. Naproxen. Question 1. Which of the following medications requires that a patient product insert be provided to the patient?. Coroners Court. Neil Petrie. October 2018. Recent Coroners Case. Methotrexate. Chemotherapeutic agent for rheumatoid arthritis. Also used for some cancers. Also may be used in psoriasis. Extremely toxic. Admire Sankoh. GNUR: 530 Utilize Research-Evidenced Based Practice . Facilitator: Dr. Horton. September 15, 2015. Title, Author, and Abstract. . The title is concise, but non-specific. The title is attractive to individuals that are conducting research on the topic of medication errors.