Practice-based Learning & Improvement

DynaMed Point-of-Care Series

DynaMed activities will inform and support physicians’ and nurse practitioners’ clinical decisions by providing structured, self-directed online learning on topics relevant to clinical practice. The DynaMed activities will improve the decision-making and clinical skills of physicians and nurse practitioners within…

Empathetics: Neuroscience of Emotions – Delivering Bad News

Improving empathic behavior increases patient satisfaction, reduces the likelihood of malpractice law suits, decreases burnout, and improves clinician job satisfaction. A rigorous randomized controlled trial of practicing physicians showed statistically significant improvement in patient satisfaction scores for those clinicians that…

Empathetics: Neuroscience of Emotions – Managing Difficult Medical Interactions

Improving empathic behavior increases patient satisfaction, reduces the likelihood of malpractice law suits, decreases burnout, and improves clinician job satisfaction. A rigorous randomized controlled trial of practicing physicians showed statistically significant improvement in patient satisfaction scores for those clinicians that…

Empathetics: Neuroscience of Emotions – Introduction to the Neuroscience of Empathy

Improving empathic behavior increases patient satisfaction, reduces the likelihood of malpractice law suits, decreases burnout, and improves clinician job satisfaction. A rigorous randomized controlled trial of practicing physicians showed statistically significant improvement in patient satisfaction scores for those clinicians that…

The Numbers a CEO Needs to Know

It’s no secret that CEOs need to maintain a significant level of knowledge about their organization’s financial status, but how much do they really need to know? This course introduces areas of vital importance that every CEO should be aware…

Fundamentals of Physician Leadership: Quality

Quality and consistency are inexorably linked. Fundamentals of Physician Leadership: Quality course offers physicians the tools and tactics they need to create consistent systems, processes and quality outcomes – along with some insight into the history of quality in medicine….

Develop Effective Teams

Learning how to work effectively in teams has become a crucial skill in today’s workplace. Those tasked with leading teams are presented with challenges that must be dealt with efficiently. This course will introduce leaders to new approaches for improving…

Controlled Substances Series: Drug Diversion Prevention

Prescription drug diversion is a serious problem and fuels the current US epidemic of drug misuse, abuse, and addiction. Healthcare practitioners need to be able to identify and prevent drug diversion in their practices, by patients or staff members. This…

Controlled Substances Series: Best Practices for Prescribing

While concerns about the opioid epidemic are paramount, many other controlled substances are being misused and abused. Part one of this course describes the best practices and special considerations necessary for prescribing any controlled dangerous substance. Medication reconciliation and the…

EFM Case Study Series #18: Hypertensive Crisis & Stroke

Hypertensive crisis and stroke are on the rise in the pregnant population. Over the past 20 years, the incidence of preeclampsia has increased by approximately 25% in the US and is the leading cause of maternal and infant illness and…