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Closing the Safety Gap: Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors_February 18, 2026 Premier CoC LNL Webinar (pharmacists)


The Premier Continuum of Care Lunch N' Learn (LNL) February 18, 2026 CE webinar will be held from 1 - 2 pm EST. We are pleased to provide one (1) 60-minute knowledge-based, ACPE-accredited CE activity to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

Closing the Safety Gap: Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors

SPEAKER: Joseph V. Etzel, Pharm.D., Associate Clinical Professor, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY

ACPE Universal Activity Number: 0122-0000-26-017-L05-P   [0.1 CEU] [1 Contact Hr.] 

 

Date: Feb 18, 2026 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Fee

$0.00

CE Hours

1.00

CE Units

0.100

Registration closes on Feb 18, 2026 01:10 PM

Activity Type

Knowledge

Target Audience(s)

Pharmacists

Accreditation(s)

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Premier, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 

Requirements for CE Credit

CE participation will be provided to CPE Monitor within 45 days of the CE activity upon CE registration, confirmation of participation for the entire activity, and completion of online learning assessment questions and speaker evaluation administered post-session.

Support

Financial support: Premier, Inc. has received no outside support for the administration of this program.

 

Wed, Feb 18, 2026
 

   

Objectives

  • Define medication error and discuss its socioeconomic impact in the United States
  • Discuss strategies on how errors due to look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) medications can be avoided
  • Identify examples of how poor packaging and labeling of products can result in medication errors
  • Explain how proper communication and counseling can prevent errors and improve patient safety

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Joseph V. Etzel, Pharm.D
Associate Clinical Professor, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Activity Number

0122-0000-26-017-L05-P
Date: 02/18/26
Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

CE Hours

1.00