Designing for Safety – When Education is Not Enough

Sunday, November 27, 2022, 12:00 AM - Monday, November 27, 2023, 12:00 AM

The 6th Annual Midwest Medication Safety Symposium is an interdisciplinary regional event with a focus on improving medication safety practices and patient outcomes through education of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, physicians and the whole interprofessional health care team. Due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, this event will be ALL VIRTUAL.

 

Launch Date: 11/27/2022

Expiration Date: 11/27/2023

1. Explain medication safety definitions and tactics for improving medication safety practices and patient outcomes through education of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, physicians and the whole interdisciplinary team.
2. Recognize the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to medication safety
3. Review opportunities to improve medication safety through the use of technology.

How to obtain CE credits:

Please note, you have to watch the entire video in order to receive any CE credit for this online activity.

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1. Click the Tests tile > Launch Video to view the module.
2. After viewing the video go back to the Tests tile and click Post-Test to attest to completing the activity.
3. Click the MyCME button > Evaluations and Certificates
4. Find the activity name in the list and click Complete Evaluation.
5. Click Submit.
6. On the Evaluations and Certificates page, click Download Certificate or access your transcript through the Transcript tile.
   

Please note that you are not able to claim credit if you already attended the live virtual conference on September 15, 2022.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Indiana University School of Medicine and Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety, Inc. Indiana University School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Disclosure Summary
Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) policy ensures that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies so that IUSM may identify and mitigate any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. All educational programs sponsored by Indiana University School of Medicine must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor. 

There are no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity. 

List of References:

-https://www.medicalhumanfactors.net/about-us/what-is-human-factors/ Accessed 9/5/2019

-Cognitive Biases in health care. Joint Commission Quick Safety Issue 28, October 2016; accessed jointcommission.org 8/21/22

-Carayon P, Wood KE. Patient safety - the role of human factors and systems engineering. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2010;153:23–46.

-Why Do Errors Happen?." Institute of Medicine. 2000. To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9728.

-ISMP. Education is “predictably disappointing” and should never be relied upon alone to improve safety  ISMP Medication Safety Alert! 2022; 25 (11): 1-4

For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations please contact the IUSM CME office at 317-274-0104 or [email protected]. One week advance notice will allow us to provide seamless access. Please ensure to specify the accommodations you need in order to participate.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.75 hours), ACPE Contact Hours (0.75 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (0.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.75 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Indiana University School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.