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Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors
April 09, 2008

 

Read transcript from the April 11, 2008 press conference

  • News Release:  Joint Commission Alert: Prevent Pediatric Medication Errors
  • Sentinel Event Alert - Issue #39 - Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors

Biographies

  • Matthew Scanlon, MD - Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Associate Medical Director of IS, Children’s Hospital and member of The Joint Commission Sentinel Event Advisory Group

 

Additional Resources

  • Previous Sentinel Event Alerts
    • Issue 35 - January 25, 2006:  Using medication reconciliation to prevent errors
    • Issue 23 - September 1, 2001:  Medication errors related to potentially dangerous abbreviations
    • Issue 16 - February 27, 2001:  Mix-up leads to a medication error 
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