Recognizing and minimizing the risk of medication errors: PSSNY

November 5, 2025

Target Audience

All pharmacists

Learning Objectives

 

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

Define “medication error”
List the most common causes and types of medication errors.
Identify high-alert medications that may cause serious harm when they are involved in errors.
Discuss strategies and mechanisms to help reduce the occurrence of medication errors.
Explain the importance of reporting medication errors, including near misses.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 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: 
10/10/2025
Course expires: 
10/09/2028
Event starts: 
11/05/2025 - 8:00pm EST
Event ends: 
11/05/2025 - 11:00pm EST
Cost:
$0.00
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Hilton Garden Inn
1575 Round Swamp Road
Plainview, 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.

and

Emily Ambizas Pharm D

ACPE UAN #  0042-9999-25-052-L05-P

 

Available Credit

  • 3.00 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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