eLearning Opportunities
ISMP Canada’s eLearning portal provides online educational modules to advance patient safety.
- Device Safety
- Medication Reconciliation and Obtaining a Best Possible Medication History
- Medication Safety Considerations for Compliance Packaging
- Quality Improvement in Medication Safety
- TALLman Lettering for Selected High Alert Drugs in Canada
- Preventing and Analyzing Medication Errors: A Primer for Community Pharmacies in Ontario
Device Safety
Safe Use of Insulin Pens
The insulin pen e-Learning module is meant to provide a general introduction to the Safe Use of Insulin Pens for healthcare providers. It is not meant to replace hands-on training. It was created by ISMP Canada with support from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for hospitals in Ontario.
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Improve the Safety of Multiple IV Infusions
Four modules that highlight:
1. Common errors related to the physical set up of secondary infusions
2. Hazards related to secondary and primary infusions sharing the IV tubing below the pump
3. Common hazards associated with medications remaining in IV tubing and components
4. Shared infusion volume considerations when a change in rate is made to a connected infusion
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Medication Reconciliation and Obtaining a Best Possible Medication History
Medication Reconciliation is a systematic, consistent process for collecting information about patient/resident/client actual medication use and it is critical for assessing outcomes and preventing medication errors. Learn about a practical approach for clinicians to engage patients/residents/clients and caregivers in a dialogue about their medications as well as how to identify and resolve medication information discrepancies.
Medication Reconciliation and Obtaining a Best Possible Medication History in Primary Care
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Medication Reconciliation and Obtaining a Best Possible Medication History in Home Care
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Medication Safety Considerations for Compliance Packaging
An introduction to medication safety principles and concepts specifically applicable to compliance packaging, including the potential for medication errors associated with compliance packaging and system based strategies for prevention.
OverviewThe Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy
The Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP) has accredited this program for 3 CEUs for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians; CCCEP # 1231-2020-3116-I-Z.
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Quality Improvement in Medication Safety
The Ministry of Long-Term Care (MLTC) is partnering with the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) for 3 years to support long-term care homes in strengthening medication safety. A key aspect of the initiative is to support the development and delivery of quality improvement strategies for medication safety. There are eight modules available.
1. An Introduction to the Quality Improvement Method
2. Fewer Footsteps, More Time for Care – Using Spaghetti Diagrams
3. Workplace Organization – an Introduction to the 5S Technique
4. Pictures Talk – Using Visual Work Instructions in Healthcare
5. Prevent Mistakes by Making the Abnormal Obvious
6. Using Data to Take Action – Run Charts, the Basics
7. Process Mapping – an Introduction
8. Select the Fewest Ideas for the Most Impact – Impact/Effort Analysi
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TALLman Lettering for Selected High Alert Drugs in Canada
Drug name confusion, particularly because of look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) name attributes can be a contributing factor to medication related adverse events. TALLman lettering is one of many risk mitigation strategies to minimize errors involving LASA drug names. Learn about the development of the TALLman lettering for LASA drug names in Canada.
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Preventing and Analyzing Medication Errors: A Primer for Community Pharmacies in Ontario
This introductory program, collaboratively developed by ISMP Canada with the Ontario Pharmacists Association, takes an interactive approach to self-directed learning.
Participants will learn about the fundamentals of patient safety, including how human factors impacts both the likelihood of error and the success of improvement plans. Case studies are used to illustrate how to analyze incidents and proactively assess processes for error opportunities. The Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) medication safety quality assurance program, AIMS, is highlighted and integrated into the program’s 4 modules:
Module 1: Before the Incident
Module 2: Analyzing Incidents
Module 3: Proactive Risk Assessment Using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Module 4: Program Summary
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