MEDICATION SAFETY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Date: Aug 20, 2026 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
CE Hours
2.00
CE Units
0.200
Registration closes on Oct 05, 2026 11:55 PM
Activity Type
- Application
Target Audience(s)
- Pharmacists
- PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
Accreditation(s)
The Colegio de Farmacéuticos de Puerto Rico is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
MEDICATION SAFETY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Registration start from
08/20/2026
MEDICATION SAFETY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Registration start from
08/20/2026
08/20/2026
Objectives
- Explain why pediatric patients are at increased risk for medication errors compared with adults.
- Describe key pharmacokinetic and physiologic differences in pediatric patients that influence medication dosing and safety.
- Calculate weight-based pediatric medication doses and evaluate dose appropriateness.
- Identify common medication error types encountered in pediatric pharmacotherapy in both community and inpatient settings.
- Recognize strategies and system safeguards that reduce pediatric medication errors in pharmacy practice.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
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KARLA RIVERA |
Activity Number
0151-0000-26-010-L05-P/T
Date:
08/20/26
Time:
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
CE Hours
2.00
Registration start from
08/20/2026
08/20/2026