Medical Errors and Adverse Events: Prevention and Reduction is organized by Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc.

Expiration Date: 2027-04-01

Course Description:
7-contact-hour comprehensive overview on the prevention and reduction of medical errors and adverse events. This continuing education course defines the scope of the problem and includes many types of medical errors, including surgical, diagnostic, medication, devices and equipment, systems failures, healthcare-associated infections, and falls. Explore why medical errors are underreported and learn new strategies for how to decrease medical errors, optimize communication, and increase patient safety and quality of care.

Course Learning Objectives:
1) Define “medical errors” and associated terminology.
2) Discuss the scope of medical errors in the U.S. healthcare environment.
3) Describe the causes of medical errors.
4) Review the most common medical errors and strategies to prevent them.
5) Summarize the elements of effective clinical communication and documentation.
6) Identify populations with special vulnerability to medical errors.
7) Describe various initiatives of the patient safety movement in healthcare.
8) Discuss healthcare accrediting agency standards and goals as they relate to preventing medical errors.
9) Outline institutional strategies to identify and reduce the risk of medical errors.