Certificate in Medication Safety

Course Overview

What you will learn

• Identify common causes and types of medication errors.
• Apply the rights of medication administration consistently.
• Manage high-alert medications with additional safeguards.
• Use double-checking and verification systems effectively.
• Report and learn from medication safety incidents.

Curriculum

Course outline

Module 1 — Understanding medication errors

Common error types, root causes and contributing factors.

Module 2 — Safe administration practice

The rights of administration and verification steps.

Module 3 — High-alert medications

Identifying and managing high-risk drugs safely.

Module 4 — Incident reporting & learning

Reporting systems and using incidents to improve practice.

Assessment & certification

Case-based assessment. Successful candidates receive their QR-verified DIMS certificate.