Register for Rockville Centre, NY - Monday Dec 11, 2006
Register for New York, NY - Tuesday Dec 12, 2006

Attendees should arrive 30 minutes early to receive materials and sign-in
Program class begins at: 08:30am
Attendees will break for a 1 hour lunch on their own (Breaks only apply to full day seminar)
Adjournment and Evaluations at: 12:00pm

Avoiding Medication Errors
(Brochure) Avoiding Medication Errors & Atypical Antipsychotics & Metabolic Syndrome - Dec 11 & 12, 2006


Program Description

Every year between 44 and 98 thousand people die as a result of medication errors. Medication errors constitute the eighth leading cause of death. The majority of medication errors are preventable.

This course will review the common causes of medication errors and the agencies that are involved in medication reporting. The concept of FEMA (Failure and Effects of Mode Analysis) will be introduced as well as strategies to prevent medication errors in any healthcare setting.


Objectives
At the conclusion of the seminar, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss practical strategies to identify medication errors
  • Discuss new options to prevent medication errors
  • Discuss common dose calculations involved in medication errors
  • Identify high alert medications
  • Identify medication error prevention strategies

Continuing Education Credits For Avoiding Medication Errors

Nurses:Educational Services is an approved provider of continuing education by the New York State Nurses Association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

It has been assigned code 6SGL4Y-PRV-063.

Up to 3.0 contact hours is provided for those Nurses participating in the program and completing Avoiding Medication Errors 6SGL4Y-PRV-063.

Advanced Practice Nurses: 3.0 Hours of Pharmacology Credit may be taken for participating and completing Avoiding Medication Errors 6SGL4Y-PRV-063


Dietitians:Educational Services,ED001,is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic registration (CDR) from 6/5/05 to 6/7/08. Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians,registered (DTRs) will receive 3 (CPEUs) for completion of this program. Continuing Professional Education Provider Accreditation does not constitute endorsement by CDR of a provider,program or materials.

Pharmacists:Educational Services is approved by the Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. Avoiding Medication ErrorsACPE Universal Program Number is 402-000-05-011-LO4.Up to 3.0 contact hours is provided for those participating in the program and completing registration materials. Continuing Education Credits