Medication errors courses

Medication errors - Part II: Managing medication error reports

This course focuses on identifying, receiving, assessing, and managing medication error reports.
This course is part 2 in a series of three courses on medication errors:
  • Medication Errors: Introductory Course
  • Medication errors: Managing medication error reports
  • Medication errors: From detection to prevention
To enrol in this course, you must meet the following requirements:
      • Length: 2.5 hours
      • Target audience: WHO PIDM staff
      • Language: English
      • Award: Yes
      • Course level: Introductory
      • Course type: Self-paced

What you will learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Explain how medication errors are identified and managed within pharmacovigilance systems.
  • Describe the Preventability method for detecting medication errors from individual case safety reports (ICSRs).
  • Identify the key information required in a medication error report for accurate categorisation, cause identification, and MedDRA coding.
  • Describe the benefits of collecting medication error reports in a national ICSR database and sharing them through the World Health Organization's Programme for International Drug Monitoring (WHO PIDM).
  • Recognise quality aspects of medication error reports.
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The medication errors courses were developed in collaboration with the Moroccan Poison Control and Pharmacovigilance Centre (CAPM).
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What other learners think 

The course is useful it clearly explains medication errors, ADRs, and pharmacovigilance principles helping improve patient safety and support correct identification and reporting in daily practicing
Anonymous learner
The content is very intriguing and learner friendly as it integrates theory with real life scenarios. It helps the learner to apply the theory for effective real life implementation.
Anonymous learner
I have learnt a lot in the reporting of medication errors, in creating a harmonious environment to encourage reporting.
ANONYMOUS LEARNER 

Questions and answers

How long does the course take to finish?

The course takes 2.5 hours to complete.

Do I receive an award?

Learners that complete successfully the course receive a confirmation of completion.

What course should I take next?

After completing this course, we recommend learners to register in the third course of the series "Medication errors - Part III: From detection to prevention".

Will this course give me academic credit?

No, UMC is not an academic institution.

Where do I reach out if I face any issues or have further questions?

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