Improving Patient Safety: Practical Appraches to Minimize Medication Errors: PSSNY
Target Audience
All pharmacists
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
Define “medication error” and discuss its socioeconomic impact
Distinguish between simple or common human errors and those that result from “at risk” and “negligent behavior”
Describe how human perception may result in medication errors
Explain how packaging reform can minimize the risk of errors.
Discuss how poor communication can contribute to error occurrence.
Review how technology can both minimize as well as increase the rate of medication errors.
Zoom Link will be emailed to you the day before the event.
Joseph V. Etzel, Pharm.D.
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 and assumed the position of Associate Dean of Student Success in 2018. Dr. Etzel has over 60 publications in peer reviewed pharmacy and medical journals and has contributed to clinical case scenarios and clinical relevance section contributions to several textbooks. He has more than 250 professional presentations on the international, national, and local levels.
ACPE UAN # 0042-9999-24-030-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.