ISQua Specialist Certificate
Medication Safety
About the course
In addition to covering basic principles, this course provides a critical insight into various aspects of medication safety, such as high-risk medications, clinical specialities, transitions of care and interventions.
Who is it for?
This course is aimed at any level of pharmacy worker, including administrators whose health system includes an outpatient pharmacy, as well as any quality specialist whose prime focus includes improving medication safety.
Course information
- Duration: 12 months (from date of enrolment)
- Fully online course
- Continuous assessment (no final exam)
- Certificate awarded upon completion
- Discounted registration fee for ISQua Members
2019 Conference Tracks
Course Content
Topic | Learning Objectives: | Presenter |
Introduction to Medication Safety |
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Dr Peter Lachman, M.D. MPH. M.B.B.Ch., FRCPCH, FCP (SA), FRCPI, CEO ISQua |
WHO's Third Global Challenge |
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Dr Neelam Dhingra-Kumar, MD, Coordinator, Patient Safety and Risk Management, Service Delivery and Safety, World Health Organization, Geneva |
Culture of Medication Safety and Developing Shared Accountability |
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Frank Federico, Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) |
Case Study: Improving Medication Safety at Policy Level |
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Alpana Mair, Head of Prescribing and Therapeutics, Scottish Government. |
Designing for Safety Using Human Factors and Ergonomics |
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Professor Sue Hignett, Dr Thomas Jun, Dr Mike Fray, Senior Lecturer in Human Factors Design, Loughborough University. |
Detecting Medication Errors and Analysing Medication Error Incident Reports |
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James Hoffmann, M.D., Assistant Professor, Clinical Paediatrics, Primary Children's Hospital, Utah. |
Reporting and Learning Systems for Medication Errors |
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Professor Shin Ushiro, M.D., Executive Board Member of the Japan Council for Quality Health Care (JQ) Head of Division, Adverse Event Prevention. |
Learning from Serious Medication Error |
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Patricia O'Connor, Executive Director, QI Discovery |
Understanding Challenges in the Safe Use of Medications |
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Terri Warholak, PhD, RPh, CPHQ, FAPhA, Professor Assistant Dean-Designate, Academic Affairs and Assessment, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona |
Prescribing Errors |
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Ciara Kirke, Clinical Lead, National Medication Safety Programme, Quality Improvement Division, Health Service Executive, Ireland |
Medication Safety Specialist Certificate Fees
New To ISQua? | Hours | Duration | Cost | Eligibility |
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40 | 12 months | €350 | Applicants from High Income (HI) & Upper Middle Income (UMI) countries |
ISQua Members | Hours | Duration | Cost | Eligibility |
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40 | 12 months | €250 | Active ISQua Members |
Standard LMIC rate* | Hours | Duration | Cost | Eligibility |
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40 | 12 months | €175 | Applicants from Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) |
ISQua Member (LMIC rate*) | Hours | Duration | Cost | Eligibility |
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40 | 12 months | €125 | Active ISQua Members from low and lower-middle-income countries |
* ISQua offers 50% discount to participants who were born in and currently work in low income and lower middle income countries as ranked by the World Bank. Applicants must upload the first page of their passport and letter from their employer to verify they qualify for this discount.