Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

1. Recall key principles of medication safety, including medication errors, adverse drug reactions, and error prevention strategies to establish foundational patient safety concepts in pharmacy practice.
2. Discuss medication dispensing processes and workflow systems within the pharmacy setting.
3. Identify potential points of error and risk mitigation in dispensing processes and workflow systems to enhance patient safety.
4. Describe evidence-based resources and decision support tools used minimize risks of adverse drug events and optimize patient outcomes.
5. Apply strategies to assess medication orders through accurate medication selection and dosing based on example patient profiles.

Author

Rebecca Ohrmund, BS, CPhT-ADV
Pharmacy Technician Specialist (Lead)
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest, IL

This module will provide 2.5 contact hours (0.25 CEUs) of patient safety continuing pharmacy education credit for pharmacy technicians.

ACPE UAN: 0121-0000-25-001-H05-T
Activity type: Knowledge-based

Release date: January 1, 2025
Expiration date: December 31, 2027

2.5 HOURS CE    ACPE UAN: 0121-0000-25-001-H05-T    RELEASED: 1/1/2025    EXPIRES: 12/31/2027

Rebecca Ohrmund, BS, CPhT-ADV
Pharmacy Technician Specialist (Lead); Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital; Lake Forest, IL

Ms. Rebecca (Becky) Ohrmund obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Administration from Colorado State University Global. She is currently working on a Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration from Colorado State University Global. Becky is the lead Pharmacy Technician Specialist at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Becky is an active member of the ASHP Council on Pharmacy Management and the Pharmacy Technician Forum Educational Steering Committee. She formally served as an ASHP pharmacy technician executive committee member. She is also highly active in her state affiliate, the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP), where she serves on several committees, networks, and divisions. In 2019 Becky was awarded the ICHP Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award, the ICHP President's Award in 2023 and the Outstanding Volunteer Award in 2024.