Advanced Medication Reconciliation Training Course

Build reliable medication histories, resolve discrepancies, and strengthen medication handoffs across care transitions.
Advanced Medication Reconciliation Training Course

At a glance

Duration
1 Week
Format
Classroom
Cities
Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Nice, Cairo and more
Next session
2 – 6 November 2026
Average fee
5,750 €

Overview

Advanced Medication Reconciliation in Transitions of Care Training Course is a one-week course for healthcare professionals responsible for medication histories and care transitions, who leave with a Medication Reconciliation Control File. The course develops best possible medication history practice, discrepancy resolution, clinical handoffs, patient communication, documentation, escalation, and quality measurement across admission, transfer, and discharge. Agile Leaders Training Center presents medication reconciliation as an accountable multidisciplinary patient-safety process.

Who Should Attend

  • Functions responsible for medication history collection and verification
  • Teams responsible for prescribing, dispensing, and administration controls
  • Personnel responsible for admission, transfer, and discharge coordination
  • Units responsible for clinical governance and medication safety
  • Functions responsible for patient and caregiver medication communication

The course assumes participants already contribute to medication-use processes and leaves out prescribing authorization and patient-specific treatment decisions.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments coordinating medication information across health and care settings.

  • Hospital pharmacy and clinical services
  • Primary and ambulatory care organizations
  • Residential and long-term care services
  • Nursing, discharge, and care coordination teams
  • Quality, safety, and clinical governance units

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Apply a best possible medication history method
  • Analyze intentional and unintended medication discrepancies
  • Build accountable admission, transfer, and discharge workflows
  • Prioritize high-risk reconciliation cases and escalation
  • Use patient-centered medication communication methods
  • Evaluate reconciliation quality through process measures

Course Agenda

Day 1: Reconciliation Governance and Risk

  • Transitions-of-Care Medication Risk Map
  • Medication Reconciliation Responsibility Matrix
  • Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Control Model
  • High-Risk Patient Prioritization Checklist
  • Medication Information Source Reliability Grid

Day 2: Best Possible Medication History

  • Structured Patient and Caregiver Interview Method
  • Prescription and Nonprescription Medicine Capture Form
  • Multi-Source Medication Verification Protocol
  • Dose, Route, Frequency, and Indication Record
  • Best Possible Medication History Quality Check

Day 3: Comparison and Discrepancy Resolution

  • Medication List Comparison Worksheet
  • Intentional and Unintended Discrepancy Classification
  • Omission, Commission, and Documentation Error Taxonomy
  • Prescriber Clarification and Escalation Pathway
  • Discrepancy Resolution and Closure Log

Day 4: Handoffs, Communication, and Improvement

  • Clinical Handoff Medication Communication Standard
  • Patient-Friendly Updated Medication List
  • Medication Change Rationale Communication Template
  • Reconciliation Process Measurement Dashboard
  • Workflow Failure Review and Corrective Action Cycle

Day 5: Medication Reconciliation Practice

  • Suggested Exercise: Best Possible Medication History Interview
  • Suggested Exercise: Admission Discrepancy Classification
  • Suggested Exercise: Transfer Escalation and Closure
  • Suggested Exercise: Discharge Medication Handoff
  • Capstone Exercise: Medication Reconciliation Control File

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities based on fictional hospital, ambulatory, residential care, and discharge scenarios.

  • Suggested activity: obtain and verify a medication history using patient, caregiver, pharmacy, and clinical-record evidence.
  • Suggested activity: classify discrepancies, identify required clarification, and document accountable resolution.
  • Suggested activity: prepare an updated medication list and communicate changes at discharge.
  • Suggested activity: review reconciliation data and propose workflow corrective actions.

FAQs

Who suits advanced medication reconciliation training, and what does it assume?

Healthcare professionals involved in medication histories, clinical handoffs, prescribing support, dispensing, administration, discharge, and quality suit the training; it assumes workplace responsibility for medication-use processes.

How does medication reconciliation training differ from general medication management training?

Medication reconciliation training concentrates on accurate information transfer, list comparison, discrepancy resolution, and communication at care transitions rather than the broader management of medication use.

What is a best possible medication history?

A best possible medication history is a structured account of actual medication use, built through patient or caregiver interview and verification against one or more reliable information sources.

How are medication discrepancies resolved during transitions of care?

Medication discrepancies are classified, checked for documented clinical intent, clarified with the responsible prescriber when necessary, corrected, recorded, communicated, and closed with accountable ownership.

How can medication reconciliation quality be measured?

Medication reconciliation quality can be measured through completion, timeliness, source verification, discrepancy type, resolution, communication, escalation, and recurring workflow-failure indicators.

Conclusion

Participants leave with a Medication Reconciliation Control File containing history, comparison, discrepancy, escalation, communication, and measurement tools. The file creates traceability from source information to resolved medication decisions. It helps teams strengthen clinical handoffs and reduce avoidable information failures across care transitions.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Zoom Zoom Week 45, 2026
2 – 6 November 2026
1 Week Online €1,500
Frankfurt Frankfurt Week 45, 2026
2 – 6 November 2026
1 Week Onsite €5,700
Amsterdam Amsterdam Week 46, 2026
9 – 13 November 2026
1 Week Onsite €5,700
Athens Athens Week 47, 2026
16 – 20 November 2026
1 Week Onsite €6,700
Barcelona Barcelona Week 48, 2026
23 – 27 November 2026
1 Week Onsite €5,700
Nice Nice Week 48, 2026
23 – 27 November 2026
1 Week Onsite €5,700
Cairo Cairo Week 49, 2026
30 November – 4 December 2026
1 Week Onsite €4,100
Jakarta Jakarta Week 50, 2026
7 – 11 December 2026
1 Week Onsite €5,700
London London Week 51, 2026
14 – 18 December 2026
1 Week Onsite €5,700
Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Week 51, 2026
14 – 18 December 2026
1 Week Onsite €4,700
Paris Paris Week 52, 2026
21 – 25 December 2026
1 Week Onsite €5,700
Seoul Seoul Week 52, 2026
21 – 25 December 2026
1 Week Onsite €10,000
Accra Accra Week 52, 2026
27 – 31 December 2026
1 Week Onsite €4,100
Istanbul Istanbul Week 53, 2026
28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027
1 Week Onsite €4,500
Amman Amman Week 53, 2027
3 – 7 January 2027
1 Week Onsite €4,100
Rome Rome Week 01, 2027
4 – 8 January 2027
1 Week Onsite €5,700
Cape town Cape town Week 01, 2027
10 – 14 January 2027
1 Week Onsite €4,500
Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Week 03, 2027
18 – 22 January 2027
1 Week Onsite €4,700
Manama Manama Week 03, 2027
24 – 28 January 2027
1 Week Onsite €4,700
Kuwait Kuwait Week 04, 2027
31 January – 4 February 2027
1 Week Onsite €5,500

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewAdvanced Medication Reconciliation in Transitions of Care Training Course is a one-week course for healthcare professionals responsible for medication histories and care transitions, who leave with a Medication Reconciliation Control File. The course develops best possible medication history practice, discrepancy resolution, clinical handoffs, pat…

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Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

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