Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
A question bank for Orthopedic Physicians provides up-to-date questions and explanations with answers. The full-length practice exam is a means to judge one’s overall preparedness and a way to compare with their peers to estimate what their score might be…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
As health care reform grants access to millions of new patients, nurse practitioners and physician assistants will play an increasingly vital role in the delivery of high quality care. Will you be ready to build and lead a high-performing interdisciplinary…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
In this one-lesson course, we’ll introduce you to patient and family shadowing, a valuable exercise for health professions students and health care professionals at any stage of their career. You’ll learn five steps for using shadowing to better empathize with…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
Handoffs in anesthesiology are very variable and can easily lead to errors, complications and even deaths. This CME module will define the parameters important for safe anesthesia handoffs. Anesthesiologists and CRNAs will understand the different checklists and mnemonics that can…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
Chronic Kidney Disease is of high prevalence, increases with age, and is a great burden at end-stage. Patient outcomes are known to be significantly improved with early identification and intervention, but CKD remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. There are numerous barriers…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
The ED is an error-prone environment, and is perhaps the most handoff-intense setting in all of healthcare. While sign-out is a point where error may be introduced, it is also a point where error may be caught and corrected. Standardized…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
According to the Institute of Medicine Report, there is substantial evidence that 1 in every 10 diagnoses is wrong. To improve the quality of healthcare and patient safety, physicians should know the causes of medical errors (cognitive, system-related, overconfidence) how…