Rounds Series 205: Emergency Medicine

Risk Management Rounds: Emergency Medicine
5 CME Category One Credits 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

This seminar is based on actual malpractice cases. All cases are real, although the names of the primary parties have been changed. Risk management principles will be derived from the cases. After each case presentation, the liabilities inherent in that case will be analyzed, and relevant risk management principles will be presented.

Objectives

Analyze a case scenario to determine whether it meets the criteria for malpractice.
Identify five sources of error in the emergency department.
Discuss four communication factors that often contribute to malpractice cases.
Analyze four case scenarios to determine whether an EMTALA violation took place.

Target Audience

This seminar is appropriate for physicians of all specialties who are interested in practical ways to reduce the potential for malpractice liability.

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 5 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: 4.5 hours
Estimated testing time: 30 minutes