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Educational interventions to reduce prescribing errors.

S Conroy1, C North, T Fox

  • 1Academic Division of Child Health (University of Nottingham), The Medical School, Derbyshire Children's Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3DT, UK. sharon.conroy@nottingham.ac.uk

Archives of Disease in Childhood
|January 17, 2008
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This study found that paediatric prescribing education is often lecture-based and lacks competency assessment. More effective teaching strategies and validated tools are needed to reduce medication errors in children.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Paediatric Pharmacology
  • Patient Safety

Background:

  • Teaching paediatric prescribing and assessing competency are poorly understood.
  • Medication errors in children are a significant concern.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify educational interventions for paediatric prescribing.
  • To understand current teaching and assessment methods for paediatric prescribing.
  • To reduce paediatric dose calculation errors.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review.
  • Questionnaire survey of paediatric healthcare professionals.
  • Observation and interviews.

Main Results:

  • One paper identified an in-service test for medical trainees.

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  • 319/559 questionnaires returned (57%).
  • 34 centres mentioned educational interventions, often lectures during induction.
  • Paediatric clinical pharmacists are key in training and assessment.

    • Conclusions:

    • Paediatric prescribing education is primarily lecture-based during induction.
    • Few centres assess competency, and no validated tools exist.
    • The impact of teaching on prescribing competency is unevaluated.