Medicines management of risk medicines in hospitals
Opioids and anticoagulants carry high risk and are overrepresented in medication incident reporting in hospitals. How can we improve vulnerable processes and thereby increase patient safety?
High-risk medicines are defined as medicines that can cause serious harm and, in the worst case, death. They are widely used in primary and specialist healthcare and are an important focus area for increasing patient safety. Where do things go wrong? Improvement measures identified by a research project at the University of Oslo and Sykehusapotekene HF are presented in this webinar.
The research project has looked at barcode-assisted drug administration, sales statistics, deviation analyses and interviewed nurses. The nurses experience challenges with the handling of high-risk medicines in connection with closed drug loops, and have suggestions for measures that can improve safety.
Presentation by Jevan Jones Mezori, master student at the University of Oslo and Sandra Rut Eikeland, provisional pharmacist at Østfold Hospital Pharmacy, Kalnes.
Recording
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