MSHP Medication Safety CE Webinar: January 2016 

Mitigation Strategies to Overcome Risks in Transitions of Pediatric Patient Care

The pediatric population is at high risk for medication errors, especially during transitions of care. Due to their unique needs and complex medication regimens, pediatric patients necessitate special consideration when prescribing and managing their medications.  Improving medication management across the continuum of care requires a collaborative team approach among physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and the pediatric patient as well as family. This activity will describe a medication error related to transition of patient care and discuss medication-related vulnerabilities in transitions of care, with the purpose of identifying mitigation strategies to reduce or eliminate potential medication errors and improve patient safety.

Learning Objectives:
1. List two risk factors that may cause patient harm in the topic discussed.
2. List two potential interventions that may prevent patient harm.
3. Describe the role of pharmacist in optimizing medication safety.

Speakers:
David E. Procaccini, Pharm.D., BCPS,CACP
Pediatric Intensive Care and Cardiology
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Meghan Rowcliffe, PharmD, BCPS
Pediatric Medication Safety Officer and Clinical Pharmacis
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

ACPE Information

ACPE UAN:
0025-9999-15-100-L05-P (0.1 CEU)

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity meets the ACPE criteria for one contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing education credit.  Documentation of continuing education credit will be posted to participants’ CPE Monitor account within three weeks of the activity to those who successfully complete the activity.  Successful completion of this activity requires that you login to the session with the email address on file, participation in the entire activity, and the completion of an online activity evaluation form.  The evaluation forms must be completed online within 3 days of the conclusion of the activity.  This activity is cosponsored by the Maryland Society of Health-System Pharmacy.