Activity ID
6000Expires
November 8, 2026Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.5Fee
$75CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
Prolonged periods of uninterpretable or absent fetal heart rate data (FHR) or uterine contraction (UC) data on the EFM strip can lead to legal complications. Failing to maintain a continuous EFM strip can imply that the perinatal team was inattentive to the mother, fetus, or both. Chances are greater that the provider and the hospital will lose or have to settle any resultant litigation when EFM data is lacking. This course discusses how failing to monitor the FHR/UC data violates the standard of care for the reasonably prudent obstetrical caregiver and offers solutions to prevent it.
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. List three maternal, fetal, or other causes of continuous electronic fetal monitoring (CEFM) data omission.
b. Adopt 2 clinical strategies to limit CEFM data omission and failure to monitor malpractice allegations.
Keywords
Electronic Fetal Monitoring, failure to monitor, lost EFM feed
Competencies
Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
