Activity ID
2600Expires
August 2, 2025Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1.25Fee
$75CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US and technology failure is to blame 44% of the time. Perinatal clinicians are frequently unaware of the equipment limitations they use routinely. Non-invasive blood pressure machines, pulse oximeters, and electronic fetal monitors have an average failure rate of 2-3%. Machines, and the human that use them, are fallible. Understanding how a piece of equipment works, anticipating limitations under certain clinical conditions, and then modifying care is necessary for a patient’s safety. Over reliance on equipment breeds errors. and increases malpractice risk.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Family Medicine
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
a. Identify 3 EFM limitations and 3 troubleshooting solutions of its associated devices (toco, ultrasound, FSE, or IUPC).
b. Perform strategies that improve your personal sensory skills (hands, eyes, ears) when collecting, interpreting, and troubleshooting EFM data.
Keywords
Electronic fetal monitoring, EFM, equipment, interpretation, FHR interpretation, medical errors, equipment failure, EFM failure
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
