Minimizing Common Causes of Medication Errors in Contemporary Pharmacy Practice: PSSNY

May 28, 2025

Overview

Target Audience

All pharmacists

Learning Objectives

 

At the completion of the activity viewers will be able to:

D      Discuss the socio-economic impact of errors both domestically and globally
List the common causes of errors in contemporary practice
Explain how human perception plays a role in error occurrence in contemporary pharmacy practice
Discuss ways of minimizing errors secondary to look-alike, sound-alike medications
Suggest means of minimizing errors secondary to poor communication
Provide examples of how implementing technology into practice may both prevent errors as well as lead to new errors
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 ACPE
    The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Course opens: 
05/19/2025
Course expires: 
11/14/2025
Event starts: 
05/28/2025 - 7:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
05/28/2025 - 9:00pm EDT
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Venue

Zoom
NY
United States

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Faculty

 

Joseph Etzel PharmD

Associate ProfessorAssociate Clinical Professor
 
B.S., Pharmacy, St. John's University, 1988Pharm.D., St. John's University, 1990

Dr. Etzel is a double alumnus of St. John's University having earned his undergraduate degree in 1988 and Doctor of Pharmacy Degree in 1990. Following his graduate studies, he completed a residency focusing on infectious diseases and pharmacokinetics at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, New York. He joined the faculty of the College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions in 1991 as a clinical faculty practitioner in the areas of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. In 2001, he joined the Office of the Dean as Assistant Dean for Pharmacy Student Affairs.

Accreditation

ACPE UAN #  0042-9999-25-034-L05-P

 

Available Credit

  • 2.00 ACPE
    The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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