Medicines safety in paediatrics – how far have we come?

About this event

Medication safety in children remains one of the most complex areas of healthcare. Join this insightful webinar to explore the unique challenges of paediatric prescribing and medication administration. We will discuss latest developments that may improve patient safety. Discover how smart technologies, national guidance, and emerging innovations are shaping safer medicines use for children and young people. The webinar will also provide practical insights to help improve patient safety and support best practice in your clinical setting.

Aim

The aim of this webinar is to provide attendees with insight into common paediatric medication safety challenges, learning from safety incidents and near misses, and recent developments to help reduce medication errors.

Target audience

This webinar is ideal for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working across hospital and generalist settings, with an interest in paediatric medication safety and reducing medication errors.

Learning outcomes

After this webinar, attendees should be able to:

• Describe common safety challenges associated with prescribing and administration of medication in paediatrics
• Discuss learning from examples of paediatric safety incidents and near misses
• Describe recent developments that may reduce the likelihood of medication errors from occurring

Booking information

Registration will close at midnight on Monday 16 November 2026or earlier if maximum capacity is reached. Should this event not reach its minimum number, the UKCPA reserves the right to cancel the webinar.

If you are not a member of UKCPA but wish to attend this event by applying for UKCPA membership in order to attend this webinar as part of your membership package, your membership application must be completed at least 10 working days in advance of the registration deadline.  Please note that the administration and verification of membership can take up to 7 working days.

Access to the recording of this event and any slides made available by the speakers are released as a member benefit.  Non member attendees are not eligible to access or receive the post event resources.  If you are a non member and wish to access the recording and any resources, please upgrade to full UKCPA membership.