Medication Safety

Course Overview

All healthcare practitioners who have any dealings with medications must ensure they are fully conversant with medication safety. This Mandatory Training Module will help the participant understand the principles of medication safety. The module is designed to facilitate the enhancement of the participant’s knowledge, skills and practice in regard to medication safety, and provide strategies to assist in closing any existing gaps.

Learning Outcomes

• Have increased knowledge of medication safety issues.
• Apply medication safety principles in your practice environment.

Target Audience

This medication safety module is intended for staff commencing at any level in the healthcare sector who, when working within their scope of practice, will have dealings with medications.

Disclosure

The presenter and all members of the planning team have disclosed that they have no relevant financial commercial relationships to products or devices related to the content of this educational activity. Wherever possible, generic or non-proprietary names of medication have been used. Courses include expert peer reviews of the content where applicable.

Educator

Anne Leversha

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