Prevention of Medical Errors for Florida Physicians

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Prevention of Medical Errors for Florida Physicians

This course satisfies the FL Board of Medicine requirement for renewal cycles ending January 31, 2025/2026 and FL Board of Osteopathic Medicine requirement for the renewal cycle ending March 31,2026.

Credit(s):

2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (Enduring Material)

Original Program Date:

March 15, 2024

Duration:

1 hour 41 minutes

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Category: ⚠️Mandatory for FL Physicians⚠️, .💰Free for Renewed Members💰, DENTISTS Mandatory CE ... (show more)

Category: ⚠️Mandatory for FL Physicians⚠️, .💰Free for Renewed Members💰, DENTISTS Mandatory CE, PODIATRISTS Mandatory CE (show less)

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOU WILL HAVE 90 DAYS TO COMPLETE THIS COURSE FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE.

The FL Board of Osteopathic Medicine specifies that this mandatory course may be obtained virtually provided that learners have the ability to interact with course faculty. If you wish to interact with the presenter of this course, please email membership@flmedical.org so that we may facilitate this communication.

This activity is specific to Florida statutes and reflects regulations effective March 2024 (MDs and DOs).
Few medical errors are attributed to faculty medical judgment. More commonly, they are attributed to system failures inherent in healthcare delivery. This particular course features the mandatory content required by the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine for prevention of medical errors, including root cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, patient safety, and the most commonly mis-diagnosed conditions identified by the two Boards.

Florida Board of Medicine

Oncology related conditions
Gastroenterology related conditions
Cardiology related conditions
Infectious disease related conditions
Neurological conditions

Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine

Inappropriate prescribing of controlled substances
Failure to diagnose reproductive-related conditions
Wrong site/patient surgery
Failure to diagnose spine-related conditions; and
Failure to accurately diagnose cancer-related conditions.

The purpose of this educational activity is to provide physicians with information, tools and strategies to minimize common performance and diagnostic errors.

At the conclusion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

Identify Risk Management measures designed to prevent medical errors and enhance patient safety
Recognize common medication errors
Implement key strategies for preventing medication errors in the outpatient setting
Describe surgical errors, contributing factors, and solutions to prevent them
Specify the elements of root cause analysis
Discuss the five most misdiagnosed conditions during the previous biennium as determined by the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine

Presenter:
Arnold Mackles, MD, MBA, Leading patient safety expert

Disclosure:
No individuals in a position to control the content of this activity (neither planners nor speakers) have reported any financial relationships with ineligible companies. No commercial support was provided for this activity.

Estimated Completion Time: Two Hours

Instructions for earning credit: Learner must view the entire recorded and complete the course evaluation.

Issue Date: March 15, 2024
Expiration Date: March 31, 2026

2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (Enduring Material)

The Florida Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Florida Medical Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.