Medication errors are recognised as a major patient safety problem. They occur in all stages of the medication management process and have the potential to lead to patient harm, prolonged hospital stays, readmission or even death. Different measures to improve medication safety in hospitals have been taken to reach the World Health Organization’s (WHOs) target of globally reducing avoidable harm related to medications by 50%, by 2022.
However, despite the introduction of computerised prescriber order entry solutions, electronic medication administration records, bar code medication administration, automated dispensing devices and other clinical decision support systems in some hospitals, medication errors continue to occur. In particular, in intensive cancer units and ambulatory care/one day hospitals where patients received anticancer medication every month they can significantly impact patient care and outcomes.
EAHP’s SIG for the Investigation of Medication Errors and Efficiency in Oncology would on the one hand be looking at determining the prevalence of medication errors , their causes, including the healthcare professionals shortages and the impact of medication errors in healthcare professionals (know as second victims). On the other hand, the members of the SIG would develop recommendations for lowering medication errors in oncology and improving efficiency across Europe.
Please find here [1] the call for the expression of interest. SIG candidates sould hold one of the following qualifications:
SIG candidates should:
The SIG will meet at least once per month for 2 hours. SIG members should expect around 2-4 hours of work per month.
Geographic diversity will be one overarching criterion applied in the selection of the SIG members. To guarantee the smooth functioning of the SIG, its size will not exceed 20 members.
The SIG is planned to work for 18 months on this tipic. The Terms of Reference and the Working Plan will be defined by the SIG during the kick-off meeting in November.
Application procedure
Expressions of interest from pharmacists meeting the eligibility criteria should be submitted by email to EAHP Managing Director Jennie Degreef at info[at]eahp[dot]eu [2] . In order to be deemed admissible, applications must provide EAHP with a:
Closing date
This Call for Expressions of Interest closes on November 20th, 2023 at 11.59 PM CET. EAHP reserves the right to disregard any application sent after that date/time.