Guest Lecture | Year - 2025 2026 | 16 Mar, 2026

In the complex ecosystem of contemporary medicine, medication management represents one of the most frequent and high-stakes interventions performed by healthcare professionals. Pharmacological therapy is a primary tool for healing, but carries an inherent risk of error that can undermine patient outcomes and erode institutional trust.
The pursuit of patient safety has shifted the focus from individual culpability to systems-based resilience. Research consistently demonstrates that errors are rarely the result of a single person’s negligence, but rather the culmination of latent failures within the system—such as poor communication during handoffs, look-alike/sound- alike (LASA), drug packaging, and the high-cognitive load environments characteristic of acute care.
To achieve a "Zero Harm" environment, healthcare organizations must move beyond the traditional "Blame and Shame" culture. Instead, they must embrace a Just Culture, an approach that balances institutional accountability with a deep understanding of human factors.