Common Errors in Healthcare and How to Avoid Them: IAPS Only

April 10, 2025

Target Audience

All pharmacists

Learning Objectives

 

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

Define medication error and discuss its socioeconomic impact on our healthcare system.
List common human and system errors that occur in contemporary healthcare settings.
Discuss means of minimizing errors secondary to look-alike, sound-alike medications.
List ways to improve communication to minimize medication errors
State how technology can be utilized to minimize medication errors and improve patient safety.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 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: 
03/31/2025
Course expires: 
11/14/2025
Event starts: 
04/10/2025 - 8:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
04/10/2025 - 9:00pm EDT
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213-15 35th Ave
Bayside, NY
United States

 

 

 

 

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.

Associate Dean, Student Affairs

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, hec ompleted 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. 

ACPE UAN #  0042-0000-25-024-L05-P

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 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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