APHA's Response to Media Coverage of Pharmacist Dispensing Errors.
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An open letter by Michael D. Hogue, Executive Vice President and CEO?
When one sector of our profession is being attacked in the media, our entire profession’s credibility is undermined. As the voice of the profession, it’s APhA’s responsibility to address these issues directly.??
Recently several news outlets have published stories of pharmacist dispensing errors. While the incidents reported are tragic, the fact is that people make errors when systems do not fully support the individuals responsible for providing care. This is true throughout healthcare.
To improve systems, however, it is critical that a just culture be in place to ensure that pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and all personnel involved in the process of medication use can anonymously report errors without fear of retribution and be empowered to institute changes to ensure those errors do not happen in the future.?READ THE FULL MESSAGE
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