Researchers have identified more than 100 biases that can interfere with diagnostic reasoning. These biases can sway practitioners’ thinking during both intuitive and deliberative cognitive processes. This activity discusses biases and offers strategies to reduce their detrimental impacts.
ECHO Autism: Intense Behavior aims to increase access to best-practice assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for individuals on the autism spectrum with intense behavior such as severe emotional dysregulation, self-injurious behaviors, and physical aggression towards others. A variety of research studies…
This overview of the discipline of diagnostic safety gives information about the number of diagnostic errors that occur each year in the US. It discusses barriers that make diagnostic errors more likely and presents strategies for making diagnosis safer.
Concerns related to the high cesarean birth rate in the United States have driven the development of safety initiatives that focus on promoting vaginal birth. Knowledge of current professional recommendations and guidelines related to the safe promotion of vaginal birth…
This case report describes an 18-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1 and prior right brachial plexus neurofibroma resection who reported intermittent, unilateral facial flushing after exertion.
Many of us hear about breaches everywhere and are warned of impending cyber harm daily. Our inboxes are filled with newsletters and webinars – like this one – about what we can do to prepare. Add to this the pressures…
How have your hospital’s healthcare-associated infection (HAI) rates changed over the past few years? Trends of substantial increases in CLABSI, CAUTI, and VAE rates have been reported in the literature during the pandemic. This webinar will review the use of…
Pediatricians see patients across the age continuum from neonate to young adult and address a wide range of developmental and disease processes. As the patient matures, the pediatric goals gradually transition from counseling and seeking only parental or guardian consent…
Pediatricians see patients across the age continuum from neonate to young adult and address a wide range of developmental and disease processes. As the patient matures, the pediatric goals gradually transition from counseling and seeking only parental or guardian consent…
Maternal and fetal risks and complications are increased when cesarean deliveries are performed emergently. This module covers statistics, indications, and risks related to emergency cesarean delivery. Additionally, challenges related to emergency cesarean and risk mitigation strategies are reviewed.
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