Focus Series 103: Communication among Colleagues

Risk Management Focus: Communication among Colleagues
1 CME Category One Credit toward AMA Physicianís Recognition Award

Information

The need for the program was determined from comments from previous seminar participants and from malpractice insurance statistics.

Goals

Certain elements of risk management are classic: relationships, communication and the environment of care. Risk Management Focus: Communication among Colleagues will examine the relationships between physicians and other medical team members as those relationships affect quality of care and risk management.

Objectives

Detect common communication traps that hinder relationships.
Recognize the influence of cooperative teamwork on liability control.
Develop a plan for strengthening your medical team.

Methodology

This seminar is a self-study seminar, with CME test.

Target Audience

This seminar is designed for physicians of all specialties who want to sharpen their risk management skills. A basic knowledge of risk management and malpractice is assumed.

Faculty

This seminar was authored by Rosemary Gafner, Ed.D.

CME Information

This seminar is provided in partnership with Medical Risk Management, Inc.

Medical Risk Management, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians. Medical Risk Management, Inc. designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 1 Category 1 credit(s) toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

This activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Standards for Enduring Materials.

Physicians who satisfactorily complete this seminar with a score of 80 percent or better will receive a certificate of completion that will document their participation in this program.

Required Time

Estimated study time: 45 minutes
Estimated testing time: 15 minutes