The course aims to empower learners to avoid clinical situations that pose risks to both themselves and their patients in the field of Emergency Medicine. Participants will earn up to 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits upon completion. The course covers a series of high-yield strategies to mitigate risks related to miscommunications, documentation errors, policies and procedures traps, pass-on errors, EMTALA mistakes, and high-risk chief complaints. The teaching method involves a comprehensive review of medical-legal issues by emergency physicians and medical malpractice attorneys. The intended audience includes healthcare professionals practicing or interested in Emergency Medicine.
High Risk Pediatrics - Avoiding Bad Outcomes - The High Risk EM Course
The Center for Medical Education via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Objectives
Pediatric Malpractice Cases
Why Do People Sue (And why do lawsuits originate in the ED)
Settlements
What are we missing? 1990-2010
Diagnostic Error - Contributors
17 yo male with chest pain for 3 days
Physical Exam
Chest Pain case, cont
Pericardial window
What is the best single indicator of sepsis?
Don't forget the vital signs
8 wk old with fever
Fever myths
High Risk Fever
12 yr with fever
SIMPLE FEBRILE SEIZURE Definition
Case outcome
11 mo old with fever and vomiting
Risk Management Issues
Taught by
The Center for Medical Education
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