scholarly journals Integration of Medication Safety Training and Development of a Culture of Safety in Pharmacy Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Amaris Fuentes ◽  
Mabel Truong ◽  
Vidya Salfivar ◽  
Mobolaji Adeola
Keyword(s):  
Medication Safety ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Medication Knowledge ◽  
Culture Of Safety ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
American Society ◽  
Early Training ◽  
The Continuum

Medication safety events with the potential for patient harm do occur in health care settings. Pharmacists are regularly tasked with utilizing their medication knowledge to optimize the medication use process and reduce the likelihood of error. To prepare for these responsibilities in professional practice, it is important to introduce patient safety principles during educational experiences. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) have set forth accreditation standards focused on the management of medication use processes to ensure these competencies during pharmacy didactic learning and postgraduate training. The experience described here provides perspective on educational and experiential opportunities across the continuum of pharmacy education, with a focus on a relationship between a college of pharmacy and healthcare system. Various activities, including discussions, medication event reviews, audits, and continuous quality improvement efforts, have provided the experiences to achieve standards for these pharmacy learners. These activities support a culture of safety from early training.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Knowledge and Practice of Pharmacy Professionals regarding the Risk of Medication Use during Pregnancy in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdu Tuha ◽  
Yilak Gurbie ◽  
Haftom Gebregergs Hailu
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medication Knowledge ◽  
Northeast Ethiopia ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Background. The developing organism is unique in its responsiveness to drugs and predictability of therapeutic effectiveness based on the adult which can lead to grave consequences in the neonate and child. Moreover, uncertainty about the risks of drug use in pregnancy could result in restrictive attitudes towards prescribing and dispensing medicines and their use. Pharmacists have huge duties to improve medication use, especially among pregnant women. The objective of this study is, hence, to assess the knowledge and practice of pharmacy professionals (PPs) towards the risk of medication use during pregnancy. Methodology. A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was carried out over practicing community and hospital pharmacy professionals in Dessie town. They were asked about the safety of common drugs during pregnancy. It involves both prescription-only medications (POM) and over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Secondly, they were asked about their practice towards the risk of medication use during pregnancy. Both descriptive and analytical statistics were utilized. For descriptive analysis, results were expressed as numbers, percentages, and mean (± SD and 95% CI). Result. Seventy-six pharmacy professionals in Dessie, Northeast Ethiopia, took part in the study. Most of the respondents (64.5%) believed that amoxicillin is safe in all trimesters. 26 (34.2%) of participants knew that isotretinoin is unsafe for use by pregnant women. About dietary supplements, 32.9% of PPs reported that Vitamin A supplements are safe in all trimesters. There was a significant difference observed for study college and years of experience of the PPs in their score of knowledge test (p=0.020 and p=0.024, respectively). Additionally, there was a difference seen for gender (p=0.030), study college (p=0.036), and working institution (p=0.013) in their advice to pregnant women. Conclusion and Recommendation. Overall, PPs exhibited very low knowledge about drug safety during pregnancy. The absence of obligatory continuing pharmacy education for pharmacists is expected to have negatively affected the level of medication knowledge and consequently the pharmaceutical care services delivered in community and hospital pharmacies. As medication knowledge of PPs is poor, a multitude of strategies (educational, economic, managerial, and regulatory) should be designed by the government, universities, and pharmaceutical associations to improve the pharmacy professionals’ role in the healthcare system by providing them with continuous and up-to-date medication knowledge.

Improving Medication Safety Through the Use of Metrics

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-64
Author(s):  
Robert D. Beckett ◽  
Marina Yazdi ◽  
Laura J. Hanson ◽  
Ross W. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Medication Errors ◽  
Medication Safety ◽  
Adverse Drug Events ◽  
Safety Information ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Metrics

Purpose: Describe medication safety metrics used at University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) institutions and recommend a meaningful way to report and communicate medication safety information across an organization. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an electronically distributed, open-ended survey instrument. Results: Twenty percent of the UHC institutions responded to our survey. Seventy-seven percent of those institutions responding to our survey reported their organization has defined metrics to measure medication safety; an additional 21% of the institutions were still in the process of defining metrics. Of metrics that were reported, 33% were true medication safety metrics. Results are distributed to a wide variety of institutional venues. Conclusion: Institutions should take several actions related to medication safety including defining local metrics; building metrics addressing preventable adverse drug events, medication errors, and technology; and reporting results to a variety of venues in order to design specific interventions to improve local medication use.

Technology Enhanced Language Learning in Virtual Worlds

2012 ◽  
pp. 293-309
Author(s):  
Tosti H.C. Chiang ◽  
Tom T.C. Tsai ◽  
Irene Y.S. Li ◽  
Indy Y.T. Hsiao ◽  
Stephen J.H. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Global Networks ◽  
Internet Learning ◽  
American Society ◽  
Compact Disks

The application of Information Technology makes distance learning possible. Teachers can teach students who live in another side of the globe via Internet. They can see each others’ images and hear each others’ voices, which could not be done twenty years ago, through Internet. With the development of Internet, students can learn without the limitations of time and space. American Society for Training and Development proposed that digital learning includes learning through Internet, learning by computers, learning in virtual classrooms, and digital cooperation. The digitalized course contents can be transmitted via Internet, local or global networks, audio books, videotapes, satellite, interactive televisions, and compact disks.

scholarly journals Effects of a Patient-Provider, Collaborative, Medication-Planning Tool: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Graumlich ◽  
Huaping Wang ◽  
Anna Madison ◽  
Michael S. Wolf ◽  
Darren Kaiser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Glycemic Control ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Planning Tool ◽  
Medication Knowledge ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Among patients with various levels of health literacy, the effects of collaborative, patient-provider, medication-planning tools on outcomes relevant to self-management are uncertain.Objective. Among adult patients with type II diabetes mellitus, we tested the effectiveness of a medication-planning tool (Medtable™) implemented via an electronic medical record to improve patients’ medication knowledge, adherence, and glycemic control compared to usual care.Design. A multicenter, randomized controlled trial in outpatient primary care clinics. 674 patients received either the Medtable tool or usual care and were followed up for up to 12 months.Results. Patients who received Medtable had greater knowledge about indications for medications in their regimens and were more satisfied with the information about their medications. Patients’ knowledge of drug indication improved with Medtable regardless of their literacy status. However, Medtable did not improve patients’ demonstrated medication use, regimen adherence, or glycemic control (HbA1c).Conclusion. The Medtable tool supported provider/patient collaboration related to medication use, as reflected in patient satisfaction with communication, but had limited impact on patient medication knowledge, adherence, and HbA1c outcomes. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.govNCT01296633.

scholarly journals Hospitalized Patients' Perceived Knowledge and Risk of Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor Medications Before and After a Pharmacist's Classroom-Based Education

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard G. Wenzel ◽  
Jon C. Schommer
Keyword(s):  
Monoamine Oxidase ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor ◽  
Oxidase Inhibitor ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Medication Knowledge ◽  
Education Service ◽  
Before And After

Objective: Assess if a classroom-based pharmacy education service for hospitalized headache patients newly prescribed a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) results in, 1) higher self-perceived medication knowledge, or 2) lower perceived risk of using MAOIs. Subjects: Individuals admitted to an inpatient headache unit over a five month period Methods: Patient survey administered before and after the education service to any patient newly prescribed an MAOI. Results: Seventy-eight individuals completed the study. Paired-samples t-tests showed that for each of the four items related to self-perceived medication knowledge, the scores reflected higher knowledge after the MAOI class compared to before the class (p < 0.05). For three out of the four items related to perceived risk of using MAOIs, the scores reflected a lower level of perceived risk after the MAOI class compared to before the class (p < 0.05). One item did not significantly change: "The MAOI prescribed for me is just as good as other products available for treating headache." Conclusion: Our results demonstrate a pharmacist-conducted, classroom-based teaching method for newly prescribed MAOI patients can result in higher self-perceived medication knowledge and lower perceived risks. Type: Original Research

Pediatric medication safety considerations for pharmacists in an adult hospital setting

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (19) ◽  
pp. 1481-1491
Author(s):  
Audrey R Kennedy ◽  
Lindsay R Massey
Keyword(s):  
Medication Safety ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Safety Considerations

Abstract Purpose Risks and vulnerabilities of the medication-use process in nonpediatric institutions that also serve pediatric patients are reviewed, and guidance on risk mitigation strategies is provided. Summary There are many risks and vulnerabilities in the medication-use process as it relates to pharmacotherapy for pediatric patients admitted to adult institutions. Mitigation of these risks is critical and should encompass various available resources and strategies. Special emphasis should be placed on use of technology to improve overall safety. Available literature recommends optimization of technology and resource use, institutional support for pediatric pharmacists’ involvement in managing pediatric medication use, and provision of early exposure to pediatric patients in pharmacist training programs as additional methods of mitigating risks associated with pediatric medication use in adult institutions. Adult hospitals that provide care for pediatric patients should assess their processes in order to identify hospital-specific interventions to promote pediatric medication safety. Conclusion Pediatric medication safety frameworks in U.S. adult institutions vary widely. Treating pediatric patients involves risks in all areas of the medication-use process. Optimizing technology, utilizing external resources, supporting a pediatric pharmacist, and providing early-career exposure to pediatric patients are methods to mitigate risks in institutions that primarily serve adult patients.

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