Medication Reconciliation as a Patient Safety Practice During Transitions of Care

Medication Reconciliation as a Patient Safety Practice During Transitions of Care

Location

Online Lecture (PowerPoint presentation via Webinar and teleconference)

Course Presenter

Janice L. Kwan, MD, MPH, FRCPC

Target Audience

The target audience for this learning activity includes general medicine practitioners, specialists (e.g., chronic and infectious disease specialists, gerontologists, oncologists, and emergency department and intensive care unit personnel), pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical assistants, case managers, health educators, health care administrators, and policymakers.

Overall Learning Purpose/Goal

The goal of the Webinar is to present information to a variety of health care professionals about available evidence regarding the effect of medication reconciliation on clinically significant discrepancies and hospital readmission, and to provide information about the MATCH toolkit.

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Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Define medication reconciliation as formal patient safety practice.
2. Identify four sources of medication information.
3. Describe what is known about potential harms associated with unintended medication changes at care transitions.
4. Describe the steps outlined in the MATCH toolkit for evaluating, designing, and implementing medication reconciliation processes.
   
   For Pharmacists: Provide accurate and appropriate counsel as part of the treatment team.
   For Registered Nurses: Provide appropriate care and counsel for patients and their families.

Credits Available

Case Managers – maximum of 1.0 clock hours
Certified Health Education Specialists – maximum of 1.0 contact hours
Nurse Practitioners – maximum of 1.0 contact hours
Registered Nurses – maximum of 1.0 contact hours
Pharmacists – maximum of 1.0 contact hours
Physicians – maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^™

Faculty & Credentials

Janice L. Kwan, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Division of General Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto

Dr. Janice Kwan is a general internist at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. She is a Master of Public Health candidate in health policy and management at Harvard University and a Veterans Affairs Quality Scholars fellow at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on health systems reform and quality improvement. Her work has appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine and the British Medical Journal. She completed her undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Toronto, and was Chief Medical Resident at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Kwan has no financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosures

• This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Hayes, Inc. The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
• The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• This educational activity for 1.0 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine. Designated for 0.0 contact hours of pharmacotherapy credit for Advance Practice Registered Nurses.
• Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
• Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
• Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.1 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. (Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-15-182-L01-P)
• Type of Activity: Knowledge 
• This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM^® board certified case managers.
• Hayes, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 140928. This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours of continuing education. This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies and AANP Commercial Support Standards.
• Sponsored by Hayes, Inc., a designated a provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 1.0.

If you have questions about the presentation, please e-mail us at: Educationservices@hayesinc.com.

• This educational activity has been funded by AHRQ.
• There has been no outside commercial support for this activity.
• Presenter(s) and planning committee members have no conflicts of interest, relevant financial relationships, or sponsorships to disclose.
• Criteria for successful completion:
• Each participant must complete an evaluation and must successfully pass the posttest with a grade of 75% or higher, within 30 days of the Webinar, to obtain the CE credit.
• For Pharmacists: Upon receipt of the completed activity evaluation form, transcript information will be available at www.mycpemonitor.net within 4 weeks

Required Hardware/Software

WINDOW OPERATING SYSTEM
	Operating System •  Windows 8, Windows 7 •  Windows Vista •  Windows XP •  Windows 2003 Server Processor •  2.4 GHz or more	RAM •  2 GB or more Internet •  DSL or better Bandwidth •  700 Kbps or more for simultaneous    screen sharing, video and audio conferencing	Browser •  Internet Explorer® 7.0 or newer •  Mozilla® Firefox® 4.0 or newer •  Google Chrome™ 5.0 or newer Additional software •  JavaScript™
MAC OPERATING SYSTEM
	Operating System•  Mac OS® X 10.6 (Snow Leopard®) •  Mac OS® X 10.7 (Lion®) •  Mac OS® X 10.8 (Mountain Lion®) Processor •  2.4 GHz Intel processor (Core 2 Duo)	RAM•  1 GB Internet •  DSL or better Bandwidth •  700 Kbps or more for simultaneous    screen sharing, video and audio conferencing	Browsers •  Safari® 3.0 or newer •  Mozilla® Firefox® 4.0 or newer •  Google Chrome™ 5.0 or newer Additional software •  JavaScript™
iOS OPERATING SYSTEM
	Operating System •  iOS 5 or newer	Device iPad® •  1 or newer •  iPhone® 3GS or newer •  iPod® Touch (3rd generation)    or newer	Internet •  WiFi recommended for VoIP Additional software•  Free GoToMeeting App from    the App Store
ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM
	Operating System •  Android 2.2 or higher	Processor •  1 GHz CPU or higher recommended Internet •  WiFi recommended for VoIP	Additional software •  Free GoToMeeting App from    the Google Play Store

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