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Review
. 2011 Sep 10;75(7):140.
doi: 10.5688/ajpe757140.

Educating for safety in the pharmacy curriculum

Eleanor M Vogt  1 , Daniel C Robinson, Shelley L Chambers-Fox
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Review

Educating for safety in the pharmacy curriculum

Eleanor M Vogt et al. Am J Pharm Educ. .

Abstract

This overview of the Educating for Safety supplement issue explores the context and urgency of the problem of unsafe care, what we have learned about improving both safety and quality in health care, and the implications of this for educators. This supplement issue is a response to the charge of the AACP Council of Deans (COD) and the Council of Faculties (COF) Medication Safety Task Force to address the role of colleges and schools of pharmacy in responding to the national patient safety agenda. The articles included are intended to serve as a nexus for pharmacy education in developing curricula and promoting best practices as they relate to the importance of medication safety.

Keywords: curriculum; medication safety; patient safety; quality improvement.

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