When Personal Relationships Interfere with the Standard of Care for Advanced Practice Clinicians - Activity ID 3232

Course Instructions

Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 12:00 AM - Sunday, June 1, 2025, 12:00 AM


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50 hours), Contact Hours (ANCC) (0.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.50 hours)

The Doctors Company rigorously analyzed 988 claims against internal medicine physicians that closed from 2009–2018. Regardless of the outcome, all cases that closed from 2009–2018 were included in this analysis—an approach that helps better understand what motivates patients to pursue claims and gain a broader overview of the system failures and processes that result in patient harm. This course, based on the study, focuses on the following areas:

• Most common patient allegations

• Most common patient injuries

• Injury severity

• Factors contributing to patient injury

• Most common clinical conditions resulting in patient harm

• Strategies for mitigating risk

Insight from experts and relevant cases in the report are included in this program. Advanced Practice Clinicians can gain knowledge beyond their own experience—even if that knowledge is gained over a lifetime of practice—and can identify system weaknesses in their office and hospital practices, thereby reducing the risk of harm to patients.

Learning Outcome Statement: Learners will demonstrate knowledge of factors that can contribute to patient harm and risk of malpractice claims by achieving a score of 80% or higher on a post-test.

This program includes a post-test and evaluation. A score of 80% must be obtained to pass the post-test. The post-test and evaluation must be completed to receive credit and a certificate.

Learning Objectives apply to all professions.

1. Breakdown a case study to understand factors that can lead to a plaintiff’s judgement.
2. Prioritize using the Well’s criteria when assessing risk factors that may be a sign of DVT/PE.
3. Explore the various pitfalls of treating family and friends.
4. Evaluate my thinking process to prevent a narrow diagnostic focus.

The Doctors Company is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. The Doctors Company designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 nursing contact hours. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Doctors Company is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical educational activities for physicians. The Doctors Company designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclaimer
The information and guidelines contained in this activity are generalized and may not apply to all practice situations. We recommend that legal advice be obtained from a qualified attorney for specific application to your practice. The information is intended for educational purposes and should be used as a reference guide only.

State Requirements for Continuing Education
Please see your state licensing organization for continuing education requirements for your profession and specialty.

Accessibility
The Doctors Company is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods, and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008. If you have needs that require special accommodation, please contact the program coordinator or our CPE Coordinator.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

No individual in a position to influence the content of this program has disclosed ineligible financial relationships with commercial interests.