Revised August 2004

Released November 2003 / Revised June 2007
Do to possible and/or frequent changes in requirements established by the State of Florida regarding Medical Errors education, this home study is null and void if not returned by November, 2008.
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The Medical Educational Council of Pensacola gratefully acknowledges the assistance of:

Editors:
PAUL BAROCO, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Sacred Heart Health System, Pensacola, Florida

LOUIS PERILLO, MD, Medical Director
West Florida Hospital, Pensacola, Florida

Reviewer:
PAUL MCLEOD, MD, Campus Dean
Florida State University College of Medicine, Pensacola Campus

In collaboration with:
Karen Kendall, MSM, PT

Publisher/Designer:
Robin Key, Program Administrator
Medical Educational Council of Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Accreditation | Directions | Hardware/Software| Privacy| Objectives

ACCREDITATION

The Medical Educational Council of Pensacola (MECOP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Medical Educational Council of Pensacola designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MEDICAL ERROR COURSE MEETS FLORIDA STATUTE 456.013(7) REQUIRING COMPLETION BY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS PRIOR TO LICENSING OR RELICENSING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO COMPLETE A 2-HOUR PREVENTION OF MEDICAL ERRORS COURSE EACH LICENSING PERIOD.

This program has been reviewed and is acceptable by the Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators.

This program has been reviewed and is acceptable by the Florida Council of Dietetics and Nutrition.

OBJECTIVES

Completion of the two-hour medical errors reduction course (mandated by Florida Statute 456.013[7]) will provide each participant with the ability to implement root cause analysis for problem solving to determine effective prevention strategies for decreasing medical errors, increasing prevention strategies for improved patient safety in the healthcare system.

At the conclusion, the participant should be able to:
1) IDENTIFY medical system factors impacting patient safety in the delivery of healthcare,
2) PARTICIPATE in root cause analysis problem solving,
3) REDUCE medical errors by improved documentation and communication skills,
4) DEVELOP policies/protocols to prevent errors with administration of pharmacologicals,
5) IMPLEMENT medical error prevention strategies for system change,
6) EXAMINE your role to improve patient safety through practice guidelines,
7) RECOGNIZE how Six Sigma approach to healthcare can reduce medical errors.

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

For this CME program, your computer should be Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows NT or Windows 2000 compatible. If you are using a modem to connect to the internet, you will need a modem speed of at least 56k.

Course is provided as text with post-test. Expected time to complete is 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Privacy Policy

When you provide your personal information to MECOP (such as name, address, phone number, company name, email address, or credit card number,) we will not give or sell your individual information to any outside company for its use in marketing or solicitation. We will maintain the confidentiality of your personal information and it will be used only to support your customer relationship with MECOP. Additionally, internal practices help protect your privacy by limiting employee access to and use of customer data.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE OF THIS MODULE

Physicians who wish to use this home study course on Medical Error to fulfill the State of Florida licensure requirements for 2 credit of continuing medical education in Medical Error in category 1 should follow these instructions.

- Review purpose, objectives and test questions before reading module. This will help you master the important points.

- Read the home study.

- Print and complete the test questions and enter the answers on the final test sheet.

- Enclose check for $60.00 made payable to the Medical Educational Council of Pensacola, or enter your credit card information and submit.

- If you are paying by check, mail the answer sheet, evaluation and check to the Medical Educational Council of Pensacola, 8880 University Pkwy, Suite C, Pensacola, Florida 32514.

- Test will be graded and reviewed for you.

- 70% is a passing score.

- Receive Certificate of Completion for your records. KEEP this with your other continuing education records.

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