Practice-based Learning & Improvement

Opioid Use Disorder

Prescribing healthcare practitioners and patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) often have different perspectives. As a practitioner, you may face challenges in working with these patients. The patients themselves encounter barriers and difficulties associated with getting the treatments they need….

AIM Self-Assessment Volume 2

AIM is a web-based program that’s designed to help allergy/immunology providers and trainees obtain new knowledge and reaffirm their existing knowledge. The program consists of 120 case-based, multiple-choice questions to help evaluate and maintain clinical competence. Questions address the basic…

Family Medicine Risk and Claims-Part 2

Medical professional liability (MPL) lawsuits are not always avoidable and healthcare professionals are frequently surprised by a claim or lawsuit. However, there are strategies healthcare professionals can implement to reduce the risk of claims and lawsuits. In cases where they…

Family Medicine Risk and Claims-Part 1

Medical professional liability (MPL) lawsuits are not always avoidable and healthcare professionals are frequently surprised by a claim or lawsuit. However, there are strategies healthcare professionals can implement to reduce the risk of claims and lawsuits. In cases where they…

Placental Abruption: A Team Approach Using the 4 R’s

Placental abruption is a life-threatening complication for both the fetus and the mother. Outcomes are optimized when health care teams focus on the 4 R’s: team readiness, recognition of the condition, and an organized, evidence-based response utilizing risk mitigation strategies….

EFM Case Study #11, FHR Decelerations: Part 3-Severity Scales

Fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations expose providers/hospitals to malpractice risk. When decelerations become severe, failure to identify and intervene is a common malpractice allegation. Understanding the effects of deceleration depth, duration, and/or frequency on fetal acid-base balance is required if…

EFM Case Study #11, FHR Decelerations: Part 2-Physiology & Science

Fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations expose providers/hospitals to malpractice risk. When decelerations become severe, failure to identify and intervene is a common malpractice allegation. Understanding the effects of deceleration depth, duration, and/or frequency on fetal acid-base balance is required if…

EFM Case Study #11, FHR Decelerations: Part 1-Critical Thinking Drills

Fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations expose providers/hospitals to malpractice risk. When decelerations become severe, failure to identify and intervene is a common malpractice allegation. Understanding the effects of deceleration depth, duration, and/or frequency on fetal acid-base balance is required if…

Documentation: Strengthening the Patient Story, Part 5 Complete Records

Medical records tell the story of patient care, thus contributing to patient safety. Some of the main attributes of good documentationcharacteristics that maximize patients’ welfare while also reflecting healthcare professionals’ competent carecan be described through the framework of “five Cs”:…