Medication Safety and Error Prevention: Law, Compounding and Patient Care
A Three-hour Accredited Seminar for Pharmacists/Pharmacy Techs/Nurses
Thursday, June 25
5:30 pm – 9:00 pm (ET)
Cost:
- Eligible 1199SEIU members: No out-of-pocket costs
- All other participants: $75
Live Webcast (Internet)
The deadline to register for this event is Wednesday, June 24, noon.
Program Moderator
Maria Marzella Mantione, BSPharm, PharmD, FAPhA
Program and Learning Objectives
5:30 pm — Participants Log in
5:50 pm — Welcome and Introductory Remarks
6:00 pm — Advances in Pharmacist Prescribing
Presenter:
Maria Marzella Mantione, BSPharm, PharmD, FAPhA
Descriptive Summary:
This presentation will review the expanding role of pharmacists in prescribing as part of evolving pharmacy practice models. Participants will examine national pharmacist prescribing authority, along with New York State laws and regulations governing pharmacist prescribing and furnishing of medications. Practical examples will be used to illustrate how pharmacists can apply screening requirements and prescribing protocols in patient care. Finally, the presentation will highlight emerging opportunities and anticipated expansions in pharmacist scope of practice.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Describe the evolving landscape of pharmacist prescribing authority, including common practice models such as statewide protocols, collaborative practice agreements and standing orders;
- Explain current New York State laws and regulations governing pharmacist prescribing and furnishing of medications;
- Discuss New York State prescribing protocols and screening requirements to determine when pharmacist-provided services are appropriate for patients; and
- Identify emerging pharmacist prescribing opportunities and anticipated scope-of-practice expansions that may further integrate pharmacists into public health and primary care delivery.
7:00 pm — If They Use It Wrong, It Doesn’t Work: Medication Safety Failures in Diabetes and Asthma
Presenter:
Nissa Mazzola, PharmD, CDCES
Descriptive Summary:
This presentation will focus on medication use errors in chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma, including inhaler misuse, insulin administration errors and gaps in patient understanding. Participants will use care-based scenarios and current evidence to explore how these errors contribute to poor disease control and preventable harm. The presentation will address the pharmacist’s essential role in identifying and correcting these issues through interventions such as teach-back counseling, device assessment and workflow optimization, and it will offer strategies to improve medication safety and patient outcomes in everyday practice.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Identify common medication-use errors in diabetes and asthma that occur beyond prescribing;
- Recognize high-risk medications and delivery systems such as insulin and inhalers associated with preventable patient harm;
- Apply practical pharmacist-driven interventions to reduce medication misuse; and
- Design system-based strategies to improve safe medication use, adherence and patient outcomes in diabetes and asthma care.
8:00 pm — Ensuring Access While Preventing Harm: A Clinical Approach to Opioid Safety in Serious Illness
Presenter:
Ebtesam Ahmed, PharmD, MS, BCMTMS
Descriptive Summary:
This presentation will focus on the importance of ensuring access to opioids for patients with legitimate clinical need while minimizing the risks of misuse, toxicity and adverse outcomes. It will address recent guidelines and evidence emphasizing a patient-centered, individualized approach that prioritizes function, quality of life and shared decision-making, as well as opioid stewardship frameworks promoting appropriate prescribing, ongoing reassessment, and integration of non-opioid and nonpharmacologic therapies.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Explain the core principles of opioid stewardship in the management of patients with serious illness, including cancer and palliative care populations;
- Implement patient-centered opioid prescribing approaches that optimize pain control while minimizing safety risks;
- Recognize risk factors for opioid-related harms (e.g., overdose, misuse and drug interactions) and apply appropriate risk mitigation strategies; and
- Integrate multimodal and non-opioid therapies into comprehensive pain management plans.
9:00 pm — Participants Receive Program Evaluation Information
Accreditation
LPNs/RNs/Nurse Practitioners
This course is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing for three (3) continuing education credits.
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
The New York State Council of Health-system Pharmacists (NYSCHP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
- This course, 0134-0000-25-141-L07-P; 0134-0000-25-141-L07-T, is approved for 0.3 CEUs (3 contact hours).
Statements of Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit are available to participants upon the conclusion of the program through survey links. Participants have 45 days from date of program to claim credits and must verify attendance at the meeting by entering the program CE code.
All Other Healthcare Professionals
You will receive a general certificate of attendance. Please check with your accreditation board with respect to receiving credit for this program.
Presenters:
Maria Marzella Mantione, BSPharm, PharmD, FAPhA
Clinical Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice, St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Nissa Mazzola, PharmD, CDES
Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Health Professions, St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Ebtesam Ahmed, PharmD, MS, BCMTMS
Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Eligibility for 1199SEIU Members
Training and Employment Fund Members
Members must have been a part-time or full-time employee for at least one year, work at least three-fifths of a regular workweek, and work for an employer who contributes to the 1199SEIU League Training and Upgrading Fund or the 1199SEIU Greater New York Education Fund.
City of New York Education, Child and Eldercare Fund Members
Pharmacists, Dietitians, Clinical Laboratory Practitioners and LPNs must have worked with NYC Health + Hospitals or a mayoral agency for at least one year.
Registered Nurse Training and Job Security Fund members
Members must have been a part-time or full-time employee for at least one year and work for an employer who contributes to the 1199SEIU/Hospital League Health Care Industry Registered Nurse Training and Job Security Fund.
For Further Information
Email: Institute@1199Funds.org
Refund and Cancellation Policy
If you wish to cancel, you must do so at least 48 hours before the program date to avoid a penalty. To cancel, contact the 1199SEIU League Training and Upgrading Fund (TUF) by telephone, (212) 894-4390; fax, (212) 643-8795; or email, Institute@1199Funds.org. TUF reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a program in the event of insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances. Participants will be notified and given the option of receiving a refund or attending the rescheduled program or an alternate program.
