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Studies in Patient Safety
Spring 2007 (Vol. 4, No. 1)

Objectives

Physicians participating in this activity should be able to:

Article 1: Airway Fires During Surgery

• Identify the mechanisms of surgical airway fires
• Understand risk reduction strategies for preventing surgical airway fires
• Describe the processes of fighting surgical airway fires

Article 2: Safety in Using Promethazine (Phenergan)

• Identify the risks in using parenteral promethazine
• Explain the importance of safe practice when using parenteral promethazine
• Identify a local reaction to parenteral promethazine

Article 3: Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: Can This Iatrogenic Complication of Iodinated Contrast Be Prevented?

• Identify symptoms of CIN
• Identify factors that can increase the risk of CIN
• Describe strategies that can be used to reduce the risk of CIN

Taking the test

1. Read the printable PDF version of Studies in Patient Safety, Vol. 4, No. 1, Articles 1 and 2, and Article 3. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
2. Take the quiz by following the link at the end of the PDF.

Accreditation and designation information

The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.

Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing medical education activities sponsored by the Pennsylvania Medical Society are expected to disclose to the audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).

Activity Development Team

• John R. Clarke, MD - PSA Editor
• Arthur J. Augustine, BS - Author, "Airway Fires During Surgery"
• Charlotte Huber, RN, MSN - Author, "Safety in Using Promethazine"
• Janet Johnston, RN, MSN, JD - Author, "Contrast-Induced Nephropathy"

The members of the Activity Development Team have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Enduring Material: Expires Dec. 31, 2009

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