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ForwardRed Flag in the Med Bag: Tackling Duplicates on a Home Medication List
This presentation will explore various types of duplications on home medication lists. It will cover how pharmacy technicians can identify these possible errors, ways to clarify duplications, and when to escalate these to a pharmacist. Attendees will be able to work through these scenarios and complete a better medication history list.
This course fulfills one hour of patient safety education for pharmacy technician certification.
Target Audience
This course is intended for pharmacy technicians.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to
- Identify common types of duplicate medication therapy found on home medication lists.
- Recall strategies to determine if a duplicate medication exists on a home medication list.
- Recognize duplicate therapy scenarios that are out of scope for a pharmacy technician to address and may require clinical input by a pharmacist
Faculty
Michelle Jordan, PharmD, BCPS; PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident, Advocate Health
Elaine Thomas, PharmD, MHA; Pharmacy Program Coordinator, ENT Education and Professional Development, Advocate Health
Amanda Van Voorhis, PharmD, BCPS; Pharmacy Program Coordinator - Virtual Pharmacy Services, Advocate Health
Laura Beres, PharmD; Pharmacy Program Coordinator, Research, Advocate Health
Disclosure
The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s)
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Advocate Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum 1.00 hours of CPE credit for pharmacy technicians. CPE credit can be claimed on the AAH CE platform within 60 days of activity completion and information will be provided to CPE Monitor. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
UAN
JA0006327-0000-25-097-H05-T
Available Credit
- 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Pharmacy TechnicianAurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Price
How to Register
Click “Take Course” to complete this program.
This course fulfills the patient safety certification requirements.
Participation Options
This course is available to Advocate Health providers (employed and independent) and team members only.
For Further Information
Contact the AAH Pharmacy Continuing Education team at [email protected] if you have any questions or need assistance.
If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the IPCE Office at [email protected]