FL Medical Errors 205: Floridas Standards for Preventing Medication Errors in Healthcare

Course overview

Medication errors are preventable events that can happen in clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, and patients homes. Patients and healthcare providers can work together to help avoid errors from occurring and should report all events to prevent future systematic mistakes from happening again. This course will introduce healthcare workers to the role of regulation, culture, and systems in maintaining medication and patient safety in the state of Florida. Attendees will learn how to prevent, detect, and report medication error events.