Medical and medication error

Course Title

Medical and Medication Errors: Concepts, Prevention, and Enhancing Patient Safety
Medical and Medication Errors: Concepts, Prevention, and Patient Safety

Course Overview

This course provides specialized training aimed at raising the awareness of healthcare personnel regarding the risks of... Medical and Medication Errors ...in healthcare settings, and equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to reduce these errors and improve patient safety.

The course focuses on understanding Types, causes, and classification of medication errors, and mechanisms for their prevention....in addition to highlighting the role of health systems, risk management, and effective communication in reducing the occurrence of errors.

The course also addresses the importance of... High-Alert Medications...the role of pharmaceutical packaging and labeling, patient participation in enhancing medication safety, and strategies for error reduction at the stages of... Prescription, dispensing, and therapeutic monitoring..

The course content has been developed based on the latest scientific references and global best practices, in accordance with the officially approved scientific topics as outlined in the activity accreditation file.

Course Objectives

General Objectives

• Enhancing healthcare practitioners' awareness of the concepts of medical and medication errors and their impact on patient safety.
• Developing skills for the prevention of medication errors across various stages of healthcare.
• To enable participants to apply effective strategies for improving the quality and safety of healthcare.

Detailed Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understanding the types and causes of medical and medication errors in healthcare institutions.
• Classification of medication errors according to international standards.
• Identifying high-alert medications and the mechanisms for handling them safely.
• Implementing error-prevention strategies during the prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring stages.
• Analysis of the role of pharmaceutical packaging and labeling in reducing errors.
• Understanding the patient's role in enhancing medication safety.
• Using error reporting and analysis systems to improve performance.
• Applying risk management principles to reduce medical errors.

Target audience

• Doctors across various specialties.
• Pharmacists (especially in clinical pharmacy).
• Dentists.
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• All healthcare workers.

Expected outputs

By the end of the course, the trainee will be able to:

• Identifying the sources and causes of medical and medication errors in the work environment.
• Assessment of risks associated with the use of medications.
• Implementing effective strategies to reduce medication errors.
• Promoting a culture of patient safety within the healthcare institution.
• Improving the quality of healthcare and reducing medication-related complications.
• Participating in error reporting and scientific analysis systems.

The course is accredited by:

• Higher Health Council
  (3 CPD Pharmacy Assistant)
  (1.5 CPD – Other Allied Health Professions)

Accreditation Number ( HHC-ROOT-E-CPD1050-6-26 )