Improving Patient Safety: An Imperative in Medical Genetics and Genomics Healthcare
This program was adopted from materials supplied by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and modified by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Date of Release: November 15, 2021
Expiration Date: November 15, 2024
Credits offered: CME
Estimate time of completion: 3 hours
Course must be completed by the expiration date.
Course Description:
This course is comprised of an in-depth dialog of key critical topics identified as impacting patient healthcare safety. In this activity, a participant will discover the burden of medical errors on the patient and healthcare system, contributing factors for medical errors, myths regarding patient safety, pathways to reducing errors, communication techniques to improve patient safety, the importance of teamwork in the safety of the patient, identifying adverse events and how to disclose adverse events. Cases cover instructive yet challenging situations relevant to both clinical genetics and laboratory genetics and genomics. This activity allows the participant to assess their comprehension and application of the material presented in the module.
Target Audience
Clinical geneticists and clinical laboratory specialists
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:
Authors:
Lauren Carter, MD, FACMGMedical Genetics
Levine Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, Atrium Health
Sherin Shaaban, PhD, FACMGMedical Director, Molecular Genetics
Assistant Professor, University of Utah School of Medicine
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