'Tis the Season! Resolutions for pediatric medication safety

December 9, 2026

This is a continuing education offered annually as a graduation requirement for PGY-2 pharmacy residents. The topic aims to highlight best practices to promoted medication safety as discussed in the literature. This also seeks to highlight what CHP is doing currently and gaps we still have from best practice. This lecture will also highlight reflections from other hopsital transitions to new EMARs as CHP itself transitions to EPIC this October

Target Audience

Pharmacist

Pharmacy Technician

Learning Objectives

1) Identify why pediatric patients are at a higher risk for medication errors

2) Understand evidence-based practices to prevent pediatric medication errors

3) Identify common medication errors when transitioning to a new electronic health record

4) Empower medication error reporting and discuss hesitancy to report

 

Additional Information

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 1.00 ACPE Technician
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Course opens: 
12/09/2026
Course expires: 
12/25/2026
Event starts: 
12/09/2026 - 12:00pm EST
Event ends: 
12/09/2026 - 1:00pm EST

This is a continuing education offered annually as a graduation requirement for PGY-2 pharmacy residents. The topic aims to highlight best practices to promoted medication safety as discussed in the literature. This also seeks to highlight what CHP is doing currently and gaps we still have from best practice. This lecture will also highlight reflections from other hopsital transitions to new EMARs as CHP itself transitions to EPIC this October

PVT CHP-Main 5830
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Alvin Ly, PharmD, UPMC CHP Pharmacy

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Pharmacy (CPE)

This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 1.00 ACPE Technician
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
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