Activity ID
8150Expires
September 23, 2024Format Type
InternetCME Credit
10Fee
$149 - $249CME Provider: American Society of Anesthesiologists
Description of CME Course
Updated content! Fundamentals of Patient Safety 2021 is an interactive, online CME course covering patient safety principles, reinforced with anesthesia-specific scenarios and examples. Case studies, quizzes and exercises provide ample opportunity to apply patient safety concepts to the practice of anesthesiology.
Topics covered include: epidemiology, safety culture, communicating effectively with patients and second victims, interprofessional communication, error analysis and prevention, strategies for implementing reliable systems, and medication error prevention.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Anesthesiology
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
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
Describe the magnitude and impact of errors in anesthesiology patient care.
Identify factors and barriers that affect communication between healthcare professionals and patients.
List patient safety terms and concepts associated with preventing and analyzing errors.
State the beliefs, attitudes and characteristics that are necessary when establishing and sustaining a safety culture.
Prepare drug error prevention strategies to medication processes in the perioperative setting.
Keywords
Patient Safety
Competencies
Medical Knowledge, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
