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Using Indication Alerts to Prevent Wrong-Patient and Wrong-Drug Errors

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2012 Professional Learning Series Webcast

Webcast held September 19, 2012 | 1-2 pm EDT

Please note: Continuing education credits are not available for archived programs.

Featured Faculty

Bruce L. Lambert, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmacy Administration
University of Illinois at Chicago

William Galanter, MS, MD, PhD
Medical Director
University of Illinois Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics

Learning Objectives

Attendees of this webcast will be able to:

  1. Compare and contrast the incidence, causes, consequences, and preventability of wrong-drug errors and wrong-patient errors in health systems that use computerized physician order entry (CPOE).
  2. List three important functional benefits of drug-indication alerts in CPOE systems.
  3. Advocate for the implementation of drug-indication alerts in CPOE systems at their own institutions.

 
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