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JULY 14, 2022

Med Errors Communication Preserves Patient Trust

By Karen Blum

Phoenix—Effective communication with patients and their family members is a critical but uncomfortable step that pharmacists and other care team members must take after a harm event. Done well, it can preserve trust in the healthcare system and potentially reduce clinician stress and legal or disciplinary actions, speakers said at the 2022 ASHP Summer Meetings and Exhibition.

Communication and resolution programs (CRPs)—principled, comprehensive, systematic and