E-DRUG: Online Medication Safety Education - www.medsafety.net
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[Interesting online training modules on medication errors, with
collaboration of doctors and pharmacists. Once registered, you have free
access. Different modules for doctors, pharmacists and nurses. Recommended!
Posted 2 weeks ago; sorry for delay. Your moderator had to test the site
first! WB]
Dear E-drug subscribers,
The recent tempo of development in safety and quality improvement in
health care systems around the world has been such that it has been
difficult for undergraduate healthcare courses to adapt quickly enough.
The Tasmanian Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine (University of Tasmania,
Australia) have developed an online learning resource for medication
error prevention at www.medsafety.net. Modules have been developed
around clinical problems or cases involving a medication error, with
supporting electronic resources so that they may be used for
self-directed learning, or as a basis for teacher-led discussion on
medication safety issues. For medication errors, this program will help
fill the gap not only for current students but also for recent health
care graduates.
This free resource would be of particular interest to all those involved
in the medication prescribing/dispensing/administration processes.
Handouts have been developed for group discussion and these can be
downloaded from www.medsafety.net (PDF approx 150Kb).
We are currently offering registrants a chance to WIN one of two AUS$500
prizes in this initial phase in order to encourage feedback on the site.
Users may register online at www.medsafety.net and complete a short quiz
to be entered into the prize draw.
Please feel free to forward this email to your colleagues who may have
an interest in this area.
Please note:
1. The site has been developed for Internet Explorer 5 and above, some
features of the site may not be supported on older browsers or other
types of browsers.
2. Download times for some modules may be slow with slower internet
connections.
Kind regards,
James Reeve (PhD Candidate)
School of Pharmacy
University of Tasmania
Telephone: 03 9372 9058
jreeve1@iprimus.com.au
Gregory Peterson (Professor of Pharmacy)
School of Pharmacy
University of Tasmania
G.Peterson@utas.edu.au
Janet Vial (Associate Professor of Medicine)
School of Medicine
University of Tasmania
Janet.Vial@utas.edu.au
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