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Free Patient Safety & Medical Errors CE & CEUs
Free continuing education on patient safety, medical and medication error prevention, diagnostic safety, and clinical quality improvement. Confirm state-specific medical error rules before claiming toward mandatory renewal hours.
9 courses
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for pharmacists
- Advancing Patient Safety: Strategies to Address Safety Risks and Adherence Barriers to Optimize Outcomes for Patients on Injectable TherapiesPharmacy Times Continuing Education · 1 ACPE CPE
- Advancing Treatment Strategies in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: Enhancing Pharmacist Competence in Therapy Selection, Administration, and Adverse Event ManagementPharmacy Times Continuing Education · 1 ACPE CPE
- Enhancing Pneumococcal Vaccine Delivery in Pharmacy Practice: Tools and Techniques to Support Patient Safety and Complete AdministrationPharmacy Times Continuing Education · 1.5 ACPE CPE
- Guardian at the Gate: Mastering High-Alert Medication Safety and System-Based Error Prevention (Pharmacist Credit)Pharmacy Times Continuing Education · 2 ACPE CPE + more
- Guardian at the Gate: Mastering High-Alert Medication Safety and System-Based Error Prevention (Pharmacy Technician Credit)Pharmacy Times Continuing Education · 2 ACPE CPE + more
- Managing What Matters: Practical Adverse Event Management Skills for Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer TherapiesPharmacy Times Continuing Education · 1.25 ACPE CPE
- Optimizing Pediatric Medication Safety: Applying ADR Risk Factors and the KIDs List in Managed Care PracticePharmacy Times Continuing Education · 2 ACPE CPE
- Patient Safety: Polypharmacy in Vulnerable Older Adults: Why, Who, When, What, and How to Safely DeprescribeUniversity of Connecticut Pharmacy Continuing Education · 2 ACPE CPE + more
- Patient Safety: The Risk of Treatment: Antibiotic-Induced Adverse EventsUniversity of Connecticut Pharmacy Continuing Education · 2 ACPE CPE + more
7 courses
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for veterinary professionals
- ASPCA Poison Control Winter Hazards: Navigating Seasonal and Holiday Pet ToxinsASPCApro / ASPCA Learn · 1 RACE CE
- ASPCA Poison Control: Fun in the Sun: Summer Toxicities in Dogs and CatsASPCApro / ASPCA Learn · 1 RACE CE
- ASPCA Poison Control: Springtime Hazards Dangerous to PetsASPCApro / ASPCA Learn · 1 RACE CE
- Basics of Extracorporeal Therapy for Toxin ExposuresASPCApro / ASPCA Learn · 0.5 RACE CE
- Rabies is Still Here: Epidemiology, Outbreaks, and Costs of Prevention in the United StatesCDC TRAIN · 1 Nursing CE + more
- Spectrum of Care: Appropriate Management of Toxicology Cases on a BudgetASPCApro / ASPCA Learn · 1 RACE CE
- Unleash Your Inner Hero! Emergency and Urgent Care MedicineVet Candy · 3.5 RACE CE
4 courses
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for dietitians & nutritionists
- Advancing Malnutrition Quality Improvement & Health Equity: Opportunities to Lead ChangeAbbott Nutrition Health Institute · 1 CDR CPEU
- Driving Change: Implementing the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) Across the Ecosystem of Healthcare (Part 1)Abbott Nutrition Health Institute · 1.25 CDR CPEU
- Driving Change: Implementing the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) Across the Ecosystem of Healthcare (Part 2)Abbott Nutrition Health Institute · 1 CDR CPEU
- Transforming Healthcare Delivery: Leveraging the Global Malnutrition Composite Score for Quality Improvement, Health Equity & Patient OutcomesAbbott Nutrition Health Institute · 1 CDR CPEU
4 courses
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for pharmacy technicians
- Guardian at the Gate: Mastering High-Alert Medication Safety and System-Based Error Prevention (Pharmacist Credit)Pharmacy Times Continuing Education · 2 ACPE CPE + more
- Guardian at the Gate: Mastering High-Alert Medication Safety and System-Based Error Prevention (Pharmacy Technician Credit)Pharmacy Times Continuing Education · 2 ACPE CPE + more
- Patient Safety: Polypharmacy in Vulnerable Older Adults: Why, Who, When, What, and How to Safely DeprescribeUniversity of Connecticut Pharmacy Continuing Education · 2 ACPE CPE + more
- Patient Safety: The Risk of Treatment: Antibiotic-Induced Adverse EventsUniversity of Connecticut Pharmacy Continuing Education · 2 ACPE CPE + more
3 courses
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for nurses
- Rabies is Still Here: Epidemiology, Outbreaks, and Costs of Prevention in the United StatesCDC TRAIN · 1 Nursing CE + more
- Safety Culture in Healthcare SettingsCDC TRAIN · 1.5 CME + more
- Senior Falls: More Than a Rising Financial CostPulse Free CE · 1 Nursing CE + more
3 courses
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for occupational therapists
- IM Interdisciplinary Fall Prevention StrategiesInteractive Metronome · 1 AOTA CE
- Overview of Adult Rehab with Interactive Metronome for Cognitive & Motor SkillsInteractive Metronome · 1 AOTA CE + more
- Senior Falls: More Than a Rising Financial CostPulse Free CE · 1 Nursing CE + more
2 courses
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for speech-language pathologists
- Overview of Adult Rehab with Interactive Metronome for Cognitive & Motor SkillsInteractive Metronome · 1 AOTA CE + more
- Senior Falls: More Than a Rising Financial CostPulse Free CE · 1 Nursing CE + more
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for athletic trainers
- Quality Improvement in Athletic HealthcareAthletic Training Practice-Based Research Network · 1 BOC Athletic Training CEU
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for case managers
- Senior Falls: More Than a Rising Financial CostPulse Free CE · 1 Nursing CE + more
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for healthcare administrators
- Safety Culture in Healthcare SettingsCDC TRAIN · 1.5 CME + more
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for laboratory professionals
- Understanding Quality Control: A Process Improvement PerspectiveARUP Institute for Learning · 1 P.A.C.E.
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for mental health professionals
- Senior Falls: More Than a Rising Financial CostPulse Free CE · 1 Nursing CE + more
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for nursing assistants
- Safety Culture in Healthcare SettingsCDC TRAIN · 1.5 CME + more
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for occupational safety professionals
- Safety Culture in Healthcare SettingsCDC TRAIN · 1.5 CME + more
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for physical therapists
- Senior Falls: More Than a Rising Financial CostPulse Free CE · 1 Nursing CE + more
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for physicians
- Safety Culture in Healthcare SettingsCDC TRAIN · 1.5 CME + more
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for project managers
- Business Analysis 2017: Root Cause Shouldn’t Hurt Like a Root CanalProjectManagement.com · 1 PMI PDU
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for public health professionals
- Rabies is Still Here: Epidemiology, Outbreaks, and Costs of Prevention in the United StatesCDC TRAIN · 1 Nursing CE + more
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for radiologic technologists
- Free CE Credits for RadiologyRad Tech Education · 1 ASRT CE
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for respiratory therapists
- Optimizing Emergency Department Extubation: High Velocity Therapy as a Strategy to Promote Patient SafetyVapotherm Academy · 1 AARC CRCE
1 course
Free patient safety & medical errors CE for sterile processing technicians
- Better Together: Collaboratively Educating for Patient SafetyCensis Continuing Education · 3 HSPA CE + more
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Free patient safety & medical errors CE, answered
Where can I get free patient safety & medical errors CE?
This page lists 30 current free patient safety & medical errors courses with free certificates, for 21 professions: Pharmacists (9), Veterinary Professionals (7), Dietitians & Nutritionists (4), Pharmacy Technicians (4), Nurses (3), Occupational Therapists (3), Speech-Language Pathologists (2), Athletic Trainers (1), Case Managers (1), Healthcare Administrators (1), Laboratory Professionals (1), Mental Health Professionals (1), Nursing Assistants (1), Occupational Safety Professionals (1), Physical Therapists (1), Physicians (1), Project Managers (1), Public Health Professionals (1), Radiologic Technologists (1), Respiratory Therapists (1), Sterile Processing Technicians (1). Each course links to its original provider page.
Will a free patient safety & medical errors course count toward my license?
Only if its approval matches your board's rule. Boards define patient safety & medical errors hours differently, and some require a course on state law or from an approved provider. Each listing shows the credit type it awards (CDR CPEU, P.A.C.E., RACE CE, CME, Nursing CE, IACET CEU and others).