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

Substance Use - Alcohol: Key Information

Child & spousal abuse
Sexually transmitted diseases including HIV
Teen pregnancy
School failure
Motor vehicle accidents
Poor occupational functioning
Homelessness
Homicides
Poor social functioning
Suicides
Drowning
Heart disease
Cancer
Liver disease
Pancreatitis
Depression
Anxiety
Fetal alcohol syndrome

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