Patient Safety and Medical Errors (5th Edition)

To Claim CME Credit

2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM (Enduring)
2 ETHICS

1. View each course module in its entirety.
2. Sign in to the TMA Education Center using your TMA website login information. Once there, simply add the Patient Safety and Medical Errors course to your shopping cart, and submit the CME processing fee ($0 for TMA members, $99 for non-members).
3. Next, go to "my products" and click the “Test/Eval/CME” button for this course. Complete the evaluation, then click the "Get Certificate" button to print a copy of your CME transcript.

Not Claiming CME Credit?

1. There is no charge for those wishing to take the course without earning CME credit. Each module may be completed independently and should take no more than twenty minutes to complete. Within each module, you will have the opportunity to request a certificate of completion.
2. Complete the activity evaluation.

An Online Course for Physicians, Residents, and Medical Students

This course was designed by the TMA Subcommittee for Academic Physicians to assist physicians, residents, fellows, and medical students who are seeking a course to enhance their patient safety skills.

Seven learning modules address critical issues in patient safety along with suggested practices to reduce the incidence of errors. At the end of each section you'll find a number of questions to see if you learned the concepts and practices presented. Don’t worry if you get any of them wrong. The module will explain the answers to you and give you a chance to correct your mistakes to be sure that you understand the message in each problem area. The objective is to improve patient safety.

• Module 1 Patient Safety and Medical Errors Introduction
  
  Module 2 Patient Safety and Communications
  
  Module 3 Evaluation and Diagnosis
  
  Module 4 Medications and Treatment
  
  Module 5 Procedures and Supervision
  
  Module 6 Systems-Based Improvement, Interprofessional Practice and Teamwork, and Electronic Health Record Systems
  
  Module 7 Provider Fatigue (choose version below)
  Select the appropriate module for your practice setting.
  Version A (For most physicians in community practice)
  Version B (For academic physicians, residents, fellows, and medicalstudents)

  Questions? For questions regarding course modules or content, contact Marcia Collins, Medical Education Department, at (512) 370-1375 or marcia.collins[at]texmed[dot]org.

  For technical support questions or information about accessing your CME transcript through your TMA Education Center account, please call (877) 880-1335 or email support[at]inreachce[dot]com.

Resources

The electronic documents listed in the following bibliography were used in the preparation of this program and are provided to promote the education of the health care community about this important issue and to help individuals and institutions develop and adopt best practices to reduce the incidence of medical errors.

Module 1 Patient Safety Resources: General Information

Module 2 Patient Safety and Communications

Module 3 Evaluation and Diagnosis

Module 4 Medications and Treatment

Module 5 Procedures and Supervision

Module 6 Systems-Based Improvement, Interprofessional Practice and Teamwork, and Electronic Health Record Systems

Module 7 Provider Fatigue

Disclosure of Commercial Affiliations

Policies and standards of the Texas Medical Association, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, and the American Medical Association require that speakers and planners for continuing medical education activities disclose any relevant financial relationships they may have with commercial entities whose products, devices or services may be discussed in the content of the CME activity.

The authors and activity planners have no financial arrangements or affiliations with any commercial entities whose products, research, or services may be discussed in this study.

Course Authors

This course was designed by the TMA Subcommittee for Academic Physicians. Participating members include:

Lisa R. Nash, DO, Chair
Senior Associate Dean, Educational Programs
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of North Texas HSC Ft. Worth

Syed S. Azhar, MD
Professor, Department of Family Medicine, and Medical Director, Family Medicine Clinic Dickinson
The University of Texas Medical Branch

Frank C. Babb, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Family Medicine Clerkship and Predoctoral Team
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock

Diane Bodurka, MD
Vice President/Chief Education & Training Officer
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston

Joslyn (Joey) W. Fisher, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Ben Taub General Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine Houston

Kaparaboyna Ashok Kumar, MD, FRCS
Distinguished Teaching Professor and Medical Director, Verde Hills PCC
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Jeffrey Levin, MD, MSPH, DrPH
Chair, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and Department of Occupational Health Sciences
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

John C. Luk, MD
Assistant Dean of Interprofessional Integration
Courtesy Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
The University of Texas at Austin-Dell Medical School

Austin L. Metting, MD
Assistant Professor and Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Texas A&M College of Medicine /Baylor Scott & White Health

Curtis R. Mirkes, DO
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M College of Medicine/Baylor Scott & White Health

Elizabeth “Beth” Nelson, MD
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education
Distinguished Teaching Professor
The University of Texas at Austin-Dell Medical School

Surendra Varma, MD
Executive Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education & Resident Affairs
University Distinguished Professor & Vice Chair, Pediatrics
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock

Special thanks to:

Course editor: Lisa R. Nash, DO

Module 5 Author
Michele C. Bosworth, MD
Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Executive Director, The Center for Population, Analytics, and Quality Advancement
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Module 6 Co-Author
Saurin M. Gandhi, DO
The University of Texas at Austin-Dell Medical School