Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Modules

Module 10: Safe Medical Practice in Ambulatory Settings

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

Tobacco Use: Key Information

Major risk factor for:

Heart Disease
Stroke
Cancer
COPD
During pregnancy increases risk of miscarriages, premature delivery and sudden infant death syndrome

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