Activity ID
2940Expires
November 15, 2024Format Type
InternetCME Credit
3Fee
$0-$25CME Provider: American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Description of CME Course
This course is comprised of an in-depth dialog of key critical topics identified as impacting patient healthcare safety. In this activity, a participant will discover the burden of medical errors on the patient and healthcare system, contributing factors for medical errors, myths regarding patient safety, pathways to reducing errors, communication techniques to improve patient safety, the importance of teamwork in the safety of the patient, identifying adverse events and how to disclose adverse events. Cases cover instructive yet challenging situations relevant to both clinical genetics and laboratory genetics and genomics. This activity allows the participant to assess their comprehension and application of the material presented in the module.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Self-Assessment Activity
Medical Genetics and Genomics
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Elaborate on the burden of medical errors
List the key factors contributing to medical errors
Describe key paths to error reduction
Identify ways in which communication can reduce medical errors
Elaborate on the critical impact of teamwork on patient safety
Describe the key steps in reporting and disclosing adverse events
Keywords
Patient Safety, Medical Error, Teamwork
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban
