16th Annual Current Concepts in Medication Safety

Wilkes-Barre, PA US
March 25, 2026
This is an in-person educational activity. The target audience play a critical role in delivering patient care within the medication-use system. Because each individual has the potential to contribute to medication errors, it is essential to review current practices that reduce risk and explore new strategies for prevention. This program will discuss evidence-based approaches to minimizing medication errors. By improving understanding and implementation of these strategies, participants will enhance patient safety and ultimately improve clinical outcomes.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and respiratory therapists.  Other learner groups such as any individual working in the healthcare field clinical and non-clinical, inpatient, and ambulatory has the opportunity to enhance their knowledge in the area of medication safety would also benefit from this education. 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

  • identify the scope, complexity, and implications of medication errors that can extend well beyond our interaction with the patient
  • discuss current concepts and evidence-based practices that exist to assist in providing error-free care to our patients
  • examine the human factors, organizational culture and the accountability needed to prevent medication errors
Refund Policy
A full refund will be given for any cancellations received up to one week prior to the course.  No refunds for no-shows. 
 
Course Cancellation Policy
In the unusual circumstance that this course is cancelled, you will be called and/or emailed, and any tuition fees received would be refunded in full.  Geisinger is not responsible for any airfare, hotel or other costs incurred.
 
Attendance
Attendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity.  Credit will display on your continuing education transcript once the activity evaluation is completed.  
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 0.00 ACPE
    • 0.00 ACPE Tech
    • 0.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 0.00 ANCC
    • 0.00 Participation Credit
    • 0.00 CRCE
    Course opens: 
    11/19/2025
    Course expires: 
    12/31/2026
    Event starts: 
    03/25/2026 - 7:30am EDT
    Event ends: 
    03/25/2026 - 5:00pm EDT
    Cost:
    $100.00
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    Mohegan Sun Pocono
    1280 Highway 315 Boulevard
    Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
    United States

    Travel

    To find Mohegan Sun Pocono from Danville, take Interstate 80 East toward I-81. Merge onto I-81 North towards Wilkes-Barre. Take Exit 170B to enter PA-309 North (Cross Valley Expressway). At Exit 1, turn left onto PA-315 North. Continue about 1 - 1.5 miles, the destination will be on your left. 

    To find Mohegan Sun Pocono from Philadelphia and Allentown, take Interstate 476 (Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike) to Exit 105. Turn left onto PA-115 N (Bear Creek Blvd.). Go approximately 5 miles. PA-115 N becomes PA-309 N. Take Exit 1 from PA 309 N. At traffic light, turn left onto PA-315. Mohegan Sun Pocono is 1.5 miles on the left.

    Geisinger Faculty

    Michael Ashton, MD
    Activity Planner 
    Physician, Primary Care 
     
    Kelly Bolesta, PharmD, BCPS
    Activity Director
    Director, Pharmacy Services 
     
    Heidi Cole, RN
    Activity Planner 
    Inpatient Nursing Operations Manager
     
    Lisabeth Karetsky, CPhT-Adv, CSPT
    Activity Planner 
    Pharmacy Technician Supervisor 
     
    Staley Lawes, PharmD, BCPS, FISMP
    Activity Planner 
    Director, Quality Improvement and Medication Safety 
     
    Lauren Murphy, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC
    Activity Planner 
    Manager, Nursing Quality 
     
    Nora Scotch, BS, RRT
    Activity Planner
    Clinical Educator, Respiratory Therapist
     
    Jocelin Weinstein, MSN, RN
    Activity Planner
    Clinical Risk and Patient Safety Team Coordinator 

    Content Disclosure

    All individuals in a position to control educational content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 
     
    The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant.  
     
    CE Committee Members/Content Reviewer(s) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. 
     
    *Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.  

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

     

     

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of __  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for __ contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    This live activity is approved for <XX> contact hours (___ CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit JA0008072-0000-26-pending. 

    Other Credit

    Application has been made to the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for continuing education contact hours for respiratory therapists.

    Disclosure Policy 

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). 

    Commercial Support

    None

    Available Credit

    • 0.00 ACPE
    • 0.00 ACPE Tech
    • 0.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 0.00 ANCC
    • 0.00 Participation Credit
    • 0.00 CRCE

    Price

    Cost:
    $100.00
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