Studies in Patient Safety
Fall 2008 (Vol. 5 No. 3)
Read the abstracts for this issue of Studies in Patient Safety.
Objectives
Physicians participating in this activity should be able to:
Article 1: Medication Errors Associated with Documented Allergies
- Recognize the patient safety risk of inadequate documentation and communication of detailed patient allergy information
- List the phases of the medication-use process involved in breakdowns of communicating patient allergy information
- Identify medication errors that are the result of breakdowns in the communication of patient allergy information
- Identify at-risk behaviors and other factors that contribute to errors involving patient allergy information
- Distinguish between strategies health care providers can and cannot use to help promote more effective drug selection and screening through improved documentation and communication of allergy information
Article 2: Triage of the Obstetrics Patient in the Emergency Department: Is There Only One Patient?
- Identify factors to consider in developing a systematic approach to the assessment of the obstetric patient in the emergency department (ED)
- Recognize physiological changes related to pregnancy that may impact the assessment of pregnant patients in the ED
- Describe an advantage of a dedicated obstetrics triage unit
Article 3: Malignant Hyperthermia: Is Your Facility Prepared to Treat This Rare Condition?
- Identify the clinical manifestations of malignant hyperthermia
- Select the definitive diagnostic test for malignant hyperthermia
- Recognize the components of the treatment plan for malignant hyperthermia
- Identify risk reduction strategies to minimize harm to patients when malignant hyperthermia presents in the surgical patient
- Identify the pharmacological treatment of choice for malignant hyperthermia
Taking the test
- Read the printable PDF version of Studies in Patient Safety, Vol. 5, No. 3. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
- Take the quiz by following the link at the end of the PDF.
- CME credit is not awarded to non-physicians for “Studies in Patient Safety.”
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
- Mary Blanco, RN, MSN, Author, Malignant Hyperthermia: Is Your Facility Prepared to Treat this Rare Condition?
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John Clarke, MD, Planning Committee and Author for all articles
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Matthew Grissinger, RPh, Author, Medication Errors Associated with Documented Allergies
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Denise Martindell, RN, JD, Author, Triage of the Obstetrics Patient in the Emergency Department: Is There Only One Patient?
The members of the Activity Development Team have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Enduring Material: Expires Dec. 31, 2011
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Last Updated: 4/13/2009