At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the main concepts and regulatory and legal aspects of medication safety
2. Identify current medication safety trends Worldwide and in the Middle East
3. Recognize and differentiate between common medication errors, understanding their potential impact on patient safety.
4. Evaluate the role of interdisciplinary collaboration in medication safety, assessing how effective communication among healthcare professionals can mitigate errors

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Outline Human Factors associated with medication errors and real-world examples of avoidable medication errors and potential mitigation strategies
2. Describe the concept of “a Just Culture” and how to build Culture of Reporting and Learning
3. Summarize how root cause analysis can improve medication safety
4. Outline the importance of Interprofessional Collaboration can mitigate errors
5. Describe Look alike sound alike (LAMA) medication
6. Develop a personalized plan for optimizing medication safety in your primary care practice

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Outline the importance of medication reconciliation
2. Identify best practices in medication reconciliation
3. Discuss the role of each profession in the process
4. Outline hands-on training on medication reconciliation tools

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Describe polypharmacy
2. Discuss the risks and challenges of polypharmacy
3. Outline deprescribing strategies
4. Discuss collaborative decision-making in deprescribing

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Outline High-Risk Medications
2. Discuss special considerations for pregnant and lactating Women
3. Discuss special consideration during fasting
4. Identify best practices in patient counselling to effectively communicate the importance of adherence for antimicrobials and HIV medication to enhance treatment efficacy and reduce resistance
5. Outline strategies to counsel patients on potential drug interactions and adverse drug reactions associated with high-risk medication