Fundamentals of Patient Safety

Catalog description

This course is designed to create systems-thinking professionals who are prepared to identify, evaluate, and improve systemic issues that may lead to adverse events if left unchecked. This course builds upon a working knowledge of a pharmacy environment as experienced by a pharmacy technician and prepares you to critically evaluate why your work environment operates the way it does and how that environment contributes to outcomes observed. You will explore errors associated with each step in the medication use process, common sources of error at each point, and strategies to minimize the impacts of these errors. Coursework includes analysis of adverse drug event cases, root cause analysis, suggesting process improvements, and designing ways to objectively measure the impact of these changes.