Risk Management Rounds: Orthopaedics Plus - Certified Nurse Midwife

Risk Management Rounds: Orthopaedics Plus is organized by Medical Risk Management, Inc. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Course Release Date: 8/1/2013
Course Expiration Date: 12/31/2021

Target Audience:
This course is designed for orthopaedists and orthopaedic surgeons.

Description:
As an orthopaedist, you’re more than twice as likely as the average physician to be targeted by a malpractice suit, with the cumulative effect that, after 30 years in practice, there’s a 90 percent chance that you’ll have been sued at least once. This course will show you how to reduce your liability risk and improve patient safety.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, a physician should be able to:
• Apply communication principles that will help improve patient relationships and will positively affect patient outcomes.
• Apply principles of informed consent and informed refusal in a variety of clinical situations.
• Explain your duties when performing an independent medical examination and when testifying as an expert witness.
• Understand how surgical and medical record documentation and maintenance affects litigation and patient safety.
• Understand how the courts define an orthopaedist’s duty in a variety of patient care situations.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.