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Ayat Zakareya Abdelaziz Mahmoud Algabass
Clinical Pharmacist
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Abstract <\/strong> Patient safety is an important aspect of health care, including the Biogarphy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Ayat Zakareya Abdelaziz Mahmoud Algabass Patient Safety Introduction and Medical Errors Ayat Zakareya Abdelaziz Mahmoud AlgabassClinical Pharmacist Corresponding author.Ayat Zakareya Abdelaziz Mahmoud Algabass Clinical PharmacistTel.: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-page"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alarabuni.edu.ye\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alarabuni.edu.ye\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alarabuni.edu.ye\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alarabuni.edu.ye\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alarabuni.edu.ye\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1610"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/alarabuni.edu.ye\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1691,"href":"https:\/\/alarabuni.edu.ye\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610\/revisions\/1691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alarabuni.edu.ye\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alarabuni.edu.ye\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alarabuni.edu.ye\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alarabuni.edu.ye\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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prevention of harm resulting from health care interventions. It aims to
reduce the incidence of avoidable harm and ensure that patients receive
safe, high-quality care.
Patient safety involves several factors, including:
Safety Culture – Effective Communication – Infection prevention –
High Risk Procedures – Patient Engagement – Technology Integration –
Continuous Improvement and Preventing Medication Error.
Preventing Medication Error is the topic to be discussed in our session.
How to prevent Medication Error : Implementing strict medication
administration protocols, including accurate prescribing, dispensing, and
monitoring to prevent medication errors while ensuring that the correct
medication is given to the correct patient, with the correct route of
administration , at the correct time and the correct dose.
Medication errors are a significant patient safety concern, accounting for
a substantial percentage of adverse drug events (ADEs). ADEs can range
from minor inconveniences to life-threatening complications. In fact,
medication errors are estimated to cause at least 400,000 preventable
deaths annually in the United States alone.
Medication errors are preventable mistakes associated with the
medication process, occurring at any stage, from prescribing to
administration.
Types of medication errors:
\uf0b7 Prescribing errors (wrong medication, dosage, or instructions)
\uf0b7 Dispensing errors (wrong medication given, labelling errors)
\uf0b7 Administering errors (wrong medication, dosage, or timing)
\uf0b7 Monitoring errors (not recognizing side effects or adjusting dosage)
Causes of medication errors:
\uf0b7 Human factors: fatigue, distractions, poor communication.
\uf0b7 System factors: inadequate staffing, poor lighting, lack of
standardization.
\uf0b7 Drug-related factors: confusing names, look – alike medications.Preventing medication errors:
\uf0b7 Electronic prescribing: helps avoid prescribing errors by checking
for drug interactions and allergies.
\uf0b7 Barcodes: track medications and ensure accurate administration.
\uf0b7 Electronic health records: provide a complete and accurate
medication record.
\uf0b7 Patient education: empowering patients with knowledge about
their medications.
\uf0b7 Culture of safety: encouraging reporting and proactively
addressing errors.
Reporting medication errors:
\uf0b7 Patients: report to doctor or pharmacist.
\uf0b7 Healthcare providers: report to supervisor and risk management.
Medication errors are a serious patient safety issue, but they can be
prevented through various strategies. Building a culture of safety and
utilizing technology are crucial for reducing medication errors and
ensuring patient safety.\u200b
Resources:
\uf0b7 Institute for Safe Medication Practices (https:\/\/www.ismp.org\/)
\uf0b7 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
(https:\/\/www.ashp.org\/)
\uf0b7 The Joint Commission (https:\/\/www.jointcommission.org\/)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Clinical pharmacist at suez canal university hospitals
\u2022 Vice dean of quality assurance department-suez canal university hospitals. Bachelor degree of pharmaceutical science
\u2022 Pharm -D degree, Master degree of clinical nutrition
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