Medical Error Prevention and Root Cause Analysis ________________________________________________ DFL02ME — 2 CE CREDIT HOURS R elease D ate : 09/01/22 E xpiration D ate : 08/31/26
Medical Error Prevention and Root Cause Analysis
Audience This course is designed for all licensed dental professionals. Course Objective The purpose of this course is to satisfy the requirement of the Florida law and provide all licensed healthcare professionals with information regarding the root cause process, error reduc- tion and prevention, and patient safety. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Describe how the Institute of Medicine defines “medical error.” 2. Describe the types of sentinel events the Joint Commission has identified. 3. Discuss what factors must be included in a root cause analysis in order for the Joint Commission to consider it “thorough” and “credible.” 4. Identify what types of adverse incidents must be reported to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. 5. Identify the most common sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission. 6. Evaluate the most common misdiagnoses, as recognized by the Florida Board of Medicine, and out- line the safety needs of special populations, including non-English-proficient patients. Faculty Marjorie Conner Allen, BSN, JD , received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Florida, Gainesville, in 1984. She began her nursing career at Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics at the University of Florida, Gainesville. While practicing nursing at Shands, she gave continuing education seminars regarding the nursing impli- cations for dealing with adolescents with terminal illness. In 1988, Ms. Allen moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she worked at Egleston Children’s Hospital at Emory University in the bone marrow transplant unit. In the fall of 1989, she began law school at Florida State University. After graduating from
law school in 1992, Ms. Allen took a two-year job as law clerk to the Honorable William Terrell Hodges, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. After completing her clerkship, Ms. Allen began her employment with the law firm of Smith, Hulsey & Busey in Jacksonville, Florida where she has worked in the litigation department defending hospitals and nurses in medical malpractice actions. Ms. Allen resides in Jacksonville and is currently in-house counsel to the Mayo
Clinic Jacksonville. Faculty Disclosure
Contributing faculty, Marjorie Conner Allen, BSN, JD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Division Planner
Mark J. Szarejko, DDS, FAGD Division Planner Disclosure
The division planner has disclosed no relevant financial rela- tionship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Senior Director of Development and Academic Affairs Sarah Campbell Director Disclosure Statement The Director of Development and Academic Affairs has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Accreditations & Approvals NetCE is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp. NetCE is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Dentistry, Provider #50-2405.
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