Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 3: The “Science” of Human Error
1. Introduction to Course
2. History of Patient Safety
3. The Science of Human Error
4. The Analysis of Medical Error
5. Evidence-Based Medical Practice
6. Communication and Information Transfer
7. Adverse Patient Outcomes
8. The Role of the Patient and Family
9. Environmental Safety in the Medical Setting
10. Safe Medical Practice In Ambulatory Settings

Professional Responsibility

  • Minimize personal impairment
    • Sleep
    • Drugs and alcohol
    • Personal care
  • Maximize personal competence
  • Recognize limits
  • Identify and respond to impairment in colleagues and self
  • It is a requirement of licensing to deal with / report impairment
NM Medical Board
Quasi-independent Monitored Treatment Program Voluntary treatment is not reportable but failure or withdrawal from treatment is reportable.
 
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