Activity ID
3158Expires
August 10, 2025Format Type
InternetCME Credit
0.5Fee
$75CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
Communication failures have been identified as the most important cause of preventable patient harm by The Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Medicine and The Joint Commission (TJC). They are also the major cause of medical malpractice claims. The most error-prone type of communication is the handoff, deemed responsible for 35% of all sentinel events. Handoffs are often on-the-fly conversations between practitioners without any designated format, a non-method that results in inadequate information transfer. The 2018 HATRICC study of OR-to-ICU handoffs has validated the use of a standardized format for reporting off, and as a method of promoting the cultural changes necessary to make the handoff a team effort and a patient-centered process.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Anesthesiology
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
Identify several characteristics of the OR-to-ICU handoff process most associated with improved information transfer.
Provide an overview of the items included in the standardized OR-to-ICU handoff format of the HATRICC study.
Explain to members of the care team (anesthesia, nursing, surgical and critical care services) the benefits of face-to-face OR-to-ICU handoffs.
Keywords
Cognition, Communication, Performance, Professionalism, System
Competencies
Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Rural, Urban
