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Adverse Events and Medical Errors: Response and Analysis
ACCME Accreditation Duration: 0.50 Origination: Mar 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

This course will address the importance of reporting errors for prevention of future adverse events and improved patient safety, as well as the role of root cause analysis (RCA) as an investigation tool for identifying the underlying systems failures that may have led to the error. It will also examine the benefits and barriers to reporting and the role of healthcare culture in reporting. Finally, it will explain the basic process of reporting that is common in most healthcare organizations.  

Learning Objectives

Describe the systems approach to medical errors and how it increases the likelihood that errors are reported. 

Understand the benefits of reporting errors, especially the importance of reporting errors for patient safety improvements. 

Identify the barriers to reporting errors and the role that healthcare culture plays. 

Explain the basic process of reporting errors in a healthcare organization. 

Explain the purpose of RCA, and describe the guidelines for the use of this investigation tool.

Change Management: Navigating Change
Duration: 0.50 Origination: Aug 2020 Expiration: Jun 2026
Launch Course

Supervisors and managers are challenged by change every day and must consistently demonstrate self-confidence to their teams in the face of these challenges. In this course, you will explore the characteristics, behaviors, and actions of being an effective “change agent,” (one who guides, supports, or leads change) which is a critical role in guiding your teams through change. The goal of this course is to provide managers and supervisors with an understanding of the common reasons for resistance to change and learn ways to counteract it.

Learning Objectives

Recognize the reasons people resist change and learn ways to overcome resistance. 

Identify the characteristics, behaviors, and actions required to be an effective agent of change. 

Learn communication actions to help people adapt to change.