PATIENT SAFETY

Medication Error Prevention

A clinical tutorial on identifying medication process risks and applying
prevention strategies to the perioperative setting.
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  • 1 hour
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

This course provides a comprehensive overview of Medication Error Prevention and how it relates to the Fundamentals of Patient Safety.

Fundamentals of Patient Safety 2024 provides a comprehensive overview of the Fundamentals of Patient Safety presented on seven key topic areas. Each topic is divided into mini-sections with a mobile-friendly interface. It provides healthcare professionals with the history, scope, and impact of adverse events and explains the key areas that affect overall patient safety. The course also addresses the systems approach to error analysis and mitigation. Learners can apply this knowledge in their clinical practice to reduce patient harm.
Reviewed by SURGhub, April 2025

This course is provided by:

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  • Specialty: Anaesthesia
  • Subspecialty: Basic Anaesthesia for Non-Specialists, Basic Anaesthesia Postgraduate Core Training, Basic Peri-Operative Nursing, Intraoperative Nursing, Preoperative Nursing, Post Operative Nursing, Critical Care, Critical Care Nursing, Medical Technician
  • Target audience: Nurses and all providers working in the perioperative environment.
  • Level: Basic
  • Language: English
  • Specialty: Anaesthesia
  • Subspecialty: Basic Anaesthesia for Non-Specialists, Basic Anaesthesia Postgraduate Core Training, Basic Peri-Operative Nursing, Intraoperative Nursing, Preoperative Nursing, Post Operative Nursing, Critical Care, Critical Care Nursing, Medical Technician
  • Target audience:Nurses and all providers working in the perioperative environment.
  • Level: Basic
  • Language: English
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This course is provided by:

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Learning objectives

  • Identify medication process issues involved with patient safety, including drug shortages
  • List drug-error prevention strategies and techniques in medication processes
  • Identify the anesthesiologist’s role in patient medication management and drug reconciliation
  • Apply drug-error prevention strategies to medication processes in the perioperative setting

Course structure 

  • This ASA course offers opportunities for CME/CPD activity.

SURGhub and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) do not award CME credits directly. It is the responsibility of the individual participant to determine eligibility for CME/CPD credit through a locally-accredited provider. Participants are responsible for downloading and presenting the certificate of completion to a local accrediting body to claim self-directed CME/CPD credits.

Learners can record time spent on each tutorial and claim for CPD credit that corresponds with the extent of their participation.
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Course instructor

Dr. Scott Watkins, MD

Dr. Watkins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at Johns Hopkins University. He practices pediatric and pediatric cardiac anesthesia at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Saint Petersburg, Florida. He is board certified in anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology. Dr. Watkins obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his residency and fellowship training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has completed additional training in quality improvement science through the Intermediate Improvement Science Series (I2S2) at the James M Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. His academic interests include patient safety, quality improvement and the use of simulation for systems improvement.
Dr Scott Watkins

Dr. Scott Watkins, MD

Anesthesiologist
Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University

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American Society of Anesthesiologists

ASA® is the leading anesthesiology professional society with more than 55,000 members globally. Since its founding in 1905, the Society raises and maintains the standard of the practice of anesthesiology through education, advocacy and quality improvement by focusing on patient care and safety. ASA is dedicated to helping physician anesthesiologists and their care teams provide the highest quality of care in a patient-centered, physician led environment.

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