In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined Dr Karen Davies. Karen is completing her post-doctoral study focusing on individual accountability for nurses practice in medication safety. Karen is currently working as a research fellow and also holds the substantive position of Clinical Nurse Consultant for Safe Medication Practice at RBWH. Spoiler alert… we are talking about medication safety.

Karen’s Five Things

1. Communication is vital.
2. Importance of the patient as a core member of the medication safety team.
3. Awareness of risks and safety processes for medications.
4. The role(s) and functions of the multidisciplinary team.
5. Individual accountability. Why medication safety is everyone’s responsibility.