TY - JOUR ID - 21055 TI - Reducing Medication Errors through Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration: A Quality Improvement initiative JO - Journal of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement JA - PSJ LA - en SN - 2345-4482 AU - Paccagnella, Davide AU - Isaac, Rachel AU - Patel, Bhavee AU - Vallabhaneni, Pramodh AD - Pediatric Specialist Registrar, Health Education and Improvement Wales, UK. AD - Nurse Educator, Department of Nursing, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK. AD - Lead Pediatric Pharmacist, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK. AD - Consultant Paediatrician, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK. Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 10 IS - 3 SP - 97 EP - 99 KW - medication safety KW - general pediatrics KW - Quality Improvement DO - 10.22038/psj.2022.67108.1368 N2 - Introduction:Prescribing and medication administration errors are common themes in Pediatrics. There is growing international evidence that the regular occurrence of such errors carries a high potential for unintended harm to patients. Within our Trust, a high percentage of reported pediatric incidents relate to medication errors. The most-commonly reported themes were incorrect dosing and omission of regular medication. The aim of our project was to reduce medication errors by at least 10%. Materials and Methods: To achieve our aim, we devised a structured educational program was devised by a tripartite alliance (Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacology) and rolled out to nursing staff and medical trainees. An initial prospective audit was undertaken, followed by two PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycles. Results: Following the intervention, the percentage of medication errors decreased from 89.3% to 12.1%, with a comparative 51.3% decrease in significant errors and a complete elimination of serious/potentially lethal errors. Conclusion:In view of our results, we hope that tripartite alliances may be used as a model for inter-professional collaboration across healthcare systems. UR - https://psj.mums.ac.ir/article_21055.html L1 - https://psj.mums.ac.ir/article_21055_e942838336d2d99538e0666441d305ef.pdf ER -