Beschreibung des Angebots

The purpose of the interprofessional CAS course in Medication Safety is to provide solid knowledge of medication safety-related topics for healthcare professionals, to train them on recognizing areas for optimization and to enable them to initiate, lead and monitor processes to improve medication safety in their institution.

Goals of the program

At the end of the course, participants will 

• have a comprehensive overview of data and facts related to medication safety both within Switzerland and abroad
• be knowledgeable about important sources within the literature and able to deploy them based on practice
• understand barriers and fostering factors for interprofessional collaboration in the field of medication safety
• be able to employ different methods to measure medication safety in their own enterprise and to accompany developments
• be able to define and actively shape their own leadership function in the area of medication safety
• have the necessary knowledge and tools to plan and implement a medication safety agenda for their setting
• be able to configure patient-based medication processes and include patients as well as relatives in a meaningful way
• be able to inform professionals through communication and training in the subject of medication safety tailored to the target group
• be equipped with basic knowledge about current technologies to support medication processes and improve medication safety
• have initial experience in project development and the associated lead

Aufbau der Ausbildung

Module 1: Medication safety – facts, figures and useful sources

Module 2: Risk management

Module 3: Systems and processes

Module 4: Training and education

Module 5: Interprofessional collaboration

Module 6: Technologies in medication processes

Module 7: Medication Safety Officer (MSO) and Leadership