Improving Patient Safety: An Imperative in Medical Genetics and Genomics Healthcare (2024 Version)
Revisions:
- November 2021: Revised by the American College of Medical Genomics Education & CME Committee.
- November 2024: Reviewed and revised by the American College of Medical Genomics Continuing Certification Program (CCP) Committee.
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: December 4, 2024
Expiration Date: December 4, 2025
Credits offered: AMA PRA Category 1TM, CME Other, Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (CCP Part II)
Estimate time of completion: 3.0 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 participants 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:
- Elaborate on the burden of medical errors
- List the key factors contributing to medical errors
- Describe key paths to error reduction
- Identify ways in which communication can reduce medical errors
- Elaborate on the critical impact of teamwork on patient safety
- Describe the key steps in reporting and disclosing adverse events
Topics Slide #s
- Burden of Medical Errors 9-14
- Medical Errors: Contributing Factors 15-25
- Patient Safety Myths 26-31
- Paths to Error Reduction 32-43
- Quality Improvement & Patient Safety 44-48
- Communication and Patient Safety 49-64
- Enhancing Patient Safety through Teamwork 65-78
- Disclosure of Adverse Events 79-92
- Protecting Patients in Clinical Genetics: Examples 93-97
- Summary: Improving Patient Safety 98-99
Authors:
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Yang Cao, PhD, FACMG
Washington University in Saint Louis
Seyma Eroglu, MD
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
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Kristina P. Cusmano-Ozog, MD, FACMG
Stanford Medical School
Jinbo Fan, PhD, FACMG
University of Virginia
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Ryan Gates, MD, FACMG
Cook Children's Hospital
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Ayuko Iverson, MD, FACMG
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Staci Kallish, DO, FACMG
University of Pennsylvania
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Erin T. Strovel, PhD, FACMG
University of Maryland
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Gopalrao V. Velagaleti, PhD, FACMG
University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
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