Interpersonal & Communication Skills

Working with Surrogate Decision Makers

This enduring e-learning module incorporates animation, infographics, and scenario-based learning to help physicians identify and understand how to work with surrogate decision makers. It outlines what to consider when needing to identify a surrogate decision maker for a patient, as…

Proper Prescribing

This course goes beyond sound prescribing practices, examining the personal and professional reasons why clinicians fail to prescribe properly. The curriculum covers common misconceptions about opioids, assessment of patients for misuse potential, setting prescribing-related boundaries, team-based pain management approaches, and…

Professional Boundaries

The Professional Boundaries course addresses concerning or unprofessional conduct that is relationship-based. From dual relationships to inappropriate communication channels to misconduct or harassment, this course addresses both sexual and non-sexual boundary crossings. Appropriate for all healthcare professionals, this course is…

Risk Management Essentials

Understanding the common legal pitfalls and risks that impact clinicians and health care organizations is essential to providing safe patient care. In the PBI Risk Management Essentials course, participants develop a deeper understanding of the potential risks clinicians face regarding…

Plastic Surgery: Risk and Claims III

Risk in the field of plastic surgery has increased as the number of procedures has risen over the past few decades. Examples of medical professional liability claims in plastic surgery are used in this activity to bring the data to…

TOLAC Risk Issues

TOLAC is defined as a trial of labor after one or more cesarean deliveries intended to result in a vaginal birth instead of a scheduled repeat Cesarean Section. Successful vaginal birth after Cesarean (VBAC) rates in TOLAC patients are reported…

Labor Induction-Module 1: Verdicts, Settlements, and a Case Study

In the US, “Mega” (> $10M) and “Nuclear” (> $100M) closed obstetric claims increased 84% in the last decade; obstetric care is a significant factor. Medications used for cervical ripening or labor induction can cause adverse outcomes when used inappropriately…

P.A.C.T.: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain

P.A.C.T.: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain curriculum focuses on improving clinicians’ ability to recognize, diagnose, and classify pain; educating clinicians on the full spectrum of pain management options, including non-opioid pharmacologic interventions; and providing risk reduction strategies through…

Emergency Medicine: Risk and Claims, Part 1

More than 60,500 active emergency physicians in the U.S. operate under time pressure within a high risk, high volume and often under resourced environment. They most often see a patient only once, usually in a situation in which the patient…