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Certificate in Medication Safety

Medication safety training covering error prevention, high-alert medications and incident reporting.

Course Overview

What you will learn

  • Identify common causes and types of medication errors.
  • Apply the rights of medication administration consistently.
  • Manage high-alert medications with additional safeguards.
  • Use double-checking and verification systems effectively.
  • Report and learn from medication safety incidents.
Curriculum

Course outline

Module 1 — Understanding medication errors
Common error types, root causes and contributing factors.
Module 2 — Safe administration practice
The rights of administration and verification steps.
Module 3 — High-alert medications
Identifying and managing high-risk drugs safely.
Module 4 — Incident reporting & learning
Reporting systems and using incidents to improve practice.
Assessment & certification
Case-based assessment. Successful candidates receive their QR-verified DIMS certificate.