Safety in medication use

Content: PROBLEMS IN THE MEDICATION USE PROCESS  Introduction Bryony Dean Franklin and Mary P. Tully  Prescribing and Monitoring Medication Penny J. Lewis  Dispensing Medication K. Lynette James  Administration of Medication Katja Taxis  Professional Communication and Medication Safety Patricia MLA van den Bemt, Cor J. Kalkman, and Cordula Wagner  APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING AND RESOLVING THE PROBLEMS  Introduction Mary P. Tully and Bryony Dean Franklin  Measuring Medication Errors Monsey McLeod  Psychological Theories Rebecca Lawton and Gerry Armitage  Educational Theories Lucy McLellan, Anique de Bruin, Mary P. Tully, and Tim Dornan  A Sociotechnical Perspective of Electronic Prescribing Jos Aarts  Systems Perspective and Design Tosha B. Wetterneck and Pascale Carayon  Improvement Science Anne Lesko, Peter Lachman, Stephen E. Muething, David Vaughan, Pamela J. Schoettker, and Uma R. Kotagal  Safety Culture Denham Phipps, Todd Boyle, and Darren Ashcroft  PUTTING SOLUTIONS INTO PRACTICE  Introduction Bryony Dean Franklin and Mary P. Tully  Incident Reporting and Feedback Approaches Sukhmeet S. Panesar, Bruce Warner, and Aziz Sheikh  Educational Interventions Pauline Pearson, Lesley Scott, Jessica Hardisty, and Alan Green  Communication between Health Care Professionals Patricia MLA van den Bemt, Erica M. van der Schrieck-de Loos, and Fatma Karapinar-Carkit  Interventions for Safer Work Systems Johanna I. Westbrook, Gordon Caldwell, and Bryony Dean Franklin  Electronic Prescribing and Medication Administration Record Systems Johanna I. Westbrook and Melissa T. Baysari  Technological Approaches for Medication Administration Johanna I. Westbrook and Melissa T. Baysari  Innovations in Dispensing Matthew Reynolds, K. Lynette James, and Johanna I. Westbrook  Patient Involvement in Medication Safety Sara Garfield and Anam Parand  Conclusion Mary P. Tully and Bryony Dean Franklin  References