Womack Pharmacy: Medication Error Prevention: Understanding the Holes in the Cheese

March 19, 2025

Program Description: 

This activity is a part of the Womack Army Medical Center Pharmacy Monthly Training Series.  This iteration will discuss prevention strategies to reduce medication errors.

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Articulate the ten Key Elements of the Medication Use System.
  2. Differentiate between active and latent failures.
  3. Categorize medication errors using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS).
  4. Summarize medication error prevention strategies.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Pharmacists (ACPE)
    UAN: JA4008136-0000-25-033-L05-P
    No valid paper/electronic statement of credit will be offered. DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide continuing education for Pharmacists. This knowledge based activity will provide a maximum of 1.00 contact hours of pharmacy continuing education credit. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. There is no cost to participate in this activity.
  • 1.00 Pharmacy Technicians (ACPE)
    UAN: JA4008136-0000-25-033-L05-T
    No valid paper/electronic statement of credit will be offered. DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide continuing education for Pharmacy Technicians. This knowledge based activity will provide a maximum of 1.00 contact hours of pharmacy continuing education credit. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. There is no cost to participate in this activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
Course opens: 
03/18/2025
Course expires: 
04/02/2025
Event starts: 
03/19/2025 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
03/19/2025 - 6:00pm EDT
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Ashley R. Smith, PharmD, MSPH, BCACP. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose. All
relevant financial relationships have been resolved.

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, planning committee members, and content reviewers have no financial interest to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Pharmacists (ACPE)
    UAN: JA4008136-0000-25-033-L05-P
    No valid paper/electronic statement of credit will be offered. DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide continuing education for Pharmacists. This knowledge based activity will provide a maximum of 1.00 contact hours of pharmacy continuing education credit. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. There is no cost to participate in this activity.
  • 1.00 Pharmacy Technicians (ACPE)
    UAN: JA4008136-0000-25-033-L05-T
    No valid paper/electronic statement of credit will be offered. DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide continuing education for Pharmacy Technicians. This knowledge based activity will provide a maximum of 1.00 contact hours of pharmacy continuing education credit. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. There is no cost to participate in this activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
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Requirements: CE/CME certificates are awarded to participants who fully complete the activity, successfully submit the evaluation survey, and pass the posttest. The deadline to claim credit is Apr 2, 2025.

Access Code: Some activities require an access code to register or claim credit. Please contact the organization providing the activity for the access code. The Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO) does not provide access codes.

Accommodations: Please contact the course instructor to inquire about accommodations. For additional technical support, email [email protected].