Harmful Medication Incidents Involving Psychotropic Medications:
An Aggregate Analysis
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 (at 12 noon EDT)
Psychotropic medications are among the most commonly prescribed therapeutic classes of medications. This one hour webinar shares the findings of an aggregate analysis of harmful incidents involving psychotropic medications. The main themes identified in community, long-term care and acute care hospital settings will be discussed, using incident examples.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will have an understanding of:
- The recurrent types of incidents involving psychotropic medications occurring in community, long-term care and acute care hospital settings.
- The systems-based contributing factors to incidents involving psychotropic medications.
- Preventative strategies to minimize the recurrence of these incidents.
Audience: |
Pharmacists, nurses, physicians, quality and risk managers in community, long-term care and acute care hospital settings.
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Date: |
May 9, 2012
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Time: |
9:00 am – 10:00 am PDT
10:00 am – 11:00 am MDT
11:00 am – 12:00 pm CDT
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ADT
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm NDT
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Duration: |
1 hour
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Cost: |
• Webinar only $95 (per telephone connection plus applicable HST/GST)
• Webinar plus DVD $174 (per telephone connection plus applicable HST/GST)
• DVD only $95 + (plus applicable HST/GST)
For registration information, please select the ‘Registration’ tab near the top of the screen.
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Presenter: |
Roger Cheng, Project Leader, ISMP Canada
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Contact Us: webinars@ismp–canada.org
Harmful Medication Incidents Involving Psychotropic Medications:
An Aggregate Analysis
Presenter
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Roger Cheng, RPh, BScPhm, PharmD
Roger joined ISMP Canada in 2007. His current responsibilities as a project leader include conducting individual and aggregate analyses of medication incidents voluntarily reported to ISMP Canada.
Roger holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree (1999) and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (2003) from the University of Toronto. Roger has worked in both community and hospital pharmacy settings, including staff pharmacist positions at Princess Margaret Hospital and York Central Hospital.
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Harmful Medication Incidents Involving Psychotropic Medications:
An Aggregate Analysis
Background
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Psychotropic medications are among the most commonly prescribed therapeutic classes of medications. This one hour webinar shares the findings of an aggregate analysis of harmful incidents involving psychotropic medications. The main themes identified in community, long-term care and acute care hospital settings will be discussed, using incident examples.
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Contact Us
Mail:
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ISMP Canada
4711 Yonge Street, Suite 501 Toronto, ON M2N 6K8
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Email:
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webinars@ismp-canada.org
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Phone:
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416–733–3131 ext.0
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Toll Free:
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1–866–544–7672 ext.0
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Fax:
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416–733–1146
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