Global HOPE: Medication Safety and Quality Improvement - 2019

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  Medication Safety and Quality Improvement

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  Program Description 

  This course is designed for health care professionals working in the Global HOPE program in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is developed to teach the basic principles of medication safety and quality improvement. Following completion of the modules in this course, participants must complete and pass a final exam. This course is a part of the PHO pharmacy core curriculum.

  Overall Program Objectives 

  1. Describe principles and practice of medication safety in pharmacy practice. 

  2. Recognize quality improvement techniques used in pharmacy practice 

  Course Modules 

  The course is designed with two modules that will be completed in succession prior to final competency evaluation and exam. The modules (and the number of lessons per module) include the following: 

  Module 1: Medication Safety (3 lessons) 

  Module 2: Quality Improvement (3 lessons) 

  
  

  • Select activity Faculty

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    Faculty

  • Select activity Brooke Bernhardt, PharmD, MS, BCOP, BCPPSGlobal HO...

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    Brooke Bernhardt, PharmD, MS, BCOP, BCPPS

    Global HOPE Director of Pharmacy
    

     

    
    
• Select week MODULE 1. MEDICATION SAFETY

  MODULE 1. MEDICATION SAFETY
  This Module describes the importance of reporting medication safety events and identify ways to improve medication safety.
• Select week Lesson 1: Medication Events Introduction

  Lesson 1: Medication Events Introduction
  • Select activity Required Readings

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    Required Readings
    

  • Select activity ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Medication Errors wi...

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    ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Medication Errors with Chemotherapy and Biotherapy
    

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    ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Medication Errors in Hospitals
    

  • Select activity WHO MWH Strategic Framework

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    WHO MWH Strategic Framework
    

  • Select activity ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for...

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    ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals
    

  • Select activity Lecture

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    Lecture
    

  • Select activity LECTURE: Medication Safety Events

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    LECTURE: Medication Safety Events
    

  • Select activity SLIDES: Medication Safety Events

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    SLIDES: Medication Safety Events
    

  • Select activity HANDOUT: Medication Safety Events

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    HANDOUT: Medication Safety Events
    

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    Quiz
    

  • Select activity Quiz: Lesson 1

    

    Quiz: Lesson 1

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    The Lesson 1 Quiz must be taken and a score of 80 or higher must be obtained before you can proceed to Lesson 2. You can take the quiz as many times as needed to obtain a score of 80 or higher.
    

• Select week Lesson 2: Medication Without Harm

  Lesson 2: Medication Without Harm
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  Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Lesson 1 is complete and passed ...

  Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Lesson 1 is complete and passed
• Select week Lesson 3: Medication Event Reporting

  Lesson 3: Medication Event Reporting
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• Select week MODULE 2 . QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

  MODULE 2 . QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
  This Module reviews important principles of quality improvement which can be used in pharmacy practice.

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• Select week Lesson 4: Quality Improvement Defined

  Lesson 4: Quality Improvement Defined
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• Select week Lesson 5: Quality Improvement Fundamentals

  Lesson 5: Quality Improvement Fundamentals
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• Select week Lesson 6: Quality Improvement Examples

  Lesson 6: Quality Improvement Examples
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• Select week Final Examination

  Final Examination
  Upon completion of this course, individuals must participate in a written exam. Those successfully achieving a passing score of 80% or higher will be formally recognized for their academic performance. Recognition will be granted after completion of the course assessment.
  

  • Select activity Final Exam

    

    Final Exam Quiz

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    Certificate
    

  • Select activity To continue on with the PHO pharmacy core curricul...

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    To continue on with the PHO pharmacy core curriculum, the next course is: Pharmacotherapy of Pediatric Oncology.