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Medical Risk Management, Inc. (MedRisk) (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.  Credit hours...1.0 to 10.0 per program (Over 50 courses offering a total of more than 214 hours). Awarded by....Medical Risk Management, Inc. Cost for Credit....$15 per credit. Instruct. Type....Text-Only. Target Audience...Risk Management (all providers who need CME in risk management, patient safety and medical error prevention). Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...None Stated.

Medical Risk Management, Inc. (MedRisk) provides online CME focusing on risk management, patient safety and medical error prevention. MedRisk offers over 50 courses for physicians, dentists and nurses. Representative topics include preventing medical errors; avoiding “never” events; avoiding medical systems failures; low health literacy; cultural competency; medical ethics; and electronic medicine. Specialty-specific courses are available in these areas:  Anesthesiology; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Emergency Medicine; Hospital Medicine;  Neurology; Obstetrics/Gynecology; Pathology; Pediatrics;  Psychiatry; Radiology; and Surgery. Courses meet most states’ requirements for licensure as well as many malpractice insurers’ requirements for premium discounts. Hardcopy versions are available for those who don’t want to take CME online.

Audio-Digest Risk Management Special Series (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...18 issues (2 hours per issue) for total of 26 hours. Awarded by....Audio-Digest Foundation. Cost...........Varies from $22 to $30 per program, depending on which audio format you choose (15% discount if you order all 18 issues). Format...Online MP3 or CD. Target Audiences...Risk Management. Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...None Stated.  Expiration of CME credit...Three years after release.

Audio-Digest Risk Management Special Series is a compilation of the best Audio-Digest risk management lectures. Some topics covered include: Lessons from the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Closed Claims project; Source inspection: preventing medical mistakes; Dealing with the difficult patient; Update in malpractice liability; How to avoid being sued; The medical chart: anticipating the lawyer's review; Pitfalls in appendicitis; Prophylaxis of malpractice: how to stay out of the attorney's office; and The ethical expert witness: an oxymoron? See the complete list of Audio-Digest Programs in other specialties

Topics in Risk Management 3 (Practical Reviews) (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Format...Audio CD. Credit hours...12. Awarded by....Oakstone Medical Publishing. Cost...........$169. Target Audiences...General Interest. Educational material last updated...May 2010. Financial Support...None Stated.  Expiration of CME credit...April 2013.

Some of the essential topics covered in Topics in Risk Management 3 include: • Never Events: Inexcusable Outcomes in Health Care; • Professional Liability: Courtroom Perspectives of a Surgeon Defense Expert; • Avoiding Malpractice Claims: Common Causes, Common Myths, and Common Sense; • Medical Malpractice Insurance.

A Guide to the Secrets of Never-Sued Physicians Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...4.0. Awarded by....University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. Cost...........$25 per hour. Meets Special CME Requirements in....Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas.

A Guide to the Secrets of Never-Sued Physicians will help you to: Utilize the behaviors of never-sued physicians and incorporate them into daily practice; Refrain from using specific physician behaviors that precipitate lawsuits; Recognize potentially litigious patients and put into practice methods for dealing with them; Practice medicine in a way that is consistent with recognized ethical principles.

Risk Management and the Art of Medicine Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...3.0. Awarded by....University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. Cost...........$25 per hour. Meets Special CME Requirements in....Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas.

Risk Management and the Art of Medicine will help you to: Identify physician behaviors that lead to malpractice lawsuits; Explain the four elements required to prove a claim of medical malpractice; Incorporate strategies you can use to reduce your malpractice risk; and Practice medicine in a way that is consistent with recognized ethical principles.

Using Systematic Procedures to Prevent Medical Errors (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...2.0. Awarded by....Office of Continuing Education, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia. Cost...........$25 per hour. Meets Special CME Requirements in....Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas.

Using Systematic Procedures to Prevent Medical Errors will help you to: Use standardized procedures and checklists to reduce medical errors; Manage informed consent; Utilize rapid response teams; and Better approach communication difficulties.

The Human Side of Medical Errors Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...2.0. Awarded by....Office of Continuing Education, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia. Cost...........$25 per hour. Meets Special CME Requirements in....Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas.

The Human Side of Medical Errors will help you to: Deal with complex ethical issues that arise when caring for colleagues; Share bad news with patients or families compassionately and effectively; Participate in safe and efficient patient handoffs with other healthcare providers; and Recognize and respond appropriately to disruptive behavior that is endangering patient safety within the health care team.

Preventing and Responding to Medical Errors Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...3.0. Awarded by....Office of Continuing Education, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia. Cost...........$25 per hour. Meets Special CME Requirements in....Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas.

Preventing and Responding to Medical Errors will help you to: Recognize how root causes and other factors contribute to errors and medical adverse events; Understand the difference between active and latent causes of medical adverse events; Manage your ethical obligation to promptly and openly disclose a medical error to a patient and their family; and Develop ongoing patient safety improvement efforts based on national standards and guidelines.

Virtual Lecture Hall (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...19 programs offering a total of 90 credits. Awarded by....Various medical schools and professional societies. Cost for Credit.....$25 to access the site (includes 1 CME credit); additional credits for $25 per hour.  Instruct. Type....Case-Based-Interactive. Target Audiences....State-Mandated CME, Risk Management, Pain Management, Infection Control, Cultural Competence, Substance Abuse. Educational material last updated...Ongoing. Financial Support...Some programs developed with NIH grant support. Commercial support not accepted.

The Virtual Lecture Hall courses are designed to meet specific state CME mandates, but they also apply to all licensed physicians regardless of state of licensure.  Examinations are not required for CME credit. Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses described in detail in alphabetical order by course name. Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses in State alphabetical order: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Texas.  Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses in order by groups of required topics: • Cultural Competence; • Domestic Violence • End of Life-Palliative Care; • Ethics; • HIV-AIDS; • Infection Control; • Infectious Diseases;  • Medical Errors; • Modes of Transmission;  • Patient Communications; • Patient Safety; • Prescribing Practices;  • Professional Responsibility; and • RISK MANAGEMENT.

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Florida Medical Association Online CME Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.0 to 3.0 each; total of 9 hours. Awarded by...Florida Medical Association. Cost.........$50 per hour (Free for members of Florida Medical Association). Instruction Type....Slide-Audio-Lecture. Target Audience....General Interest. Educational material last updated.....2010. Financial Support...None Stated.

These five courses are part of the licensure requirements for Florida physicians. They may also be taken for credit by non-Florida physicians. Those courses are: Domestic Violence (2 hours); End-of-Life Care (3 hours);  Prevention of Medical Errors (2 hours) and HIV/AIDS (1 hour); and Physicians' Online Tutorial for Completing Cause of Death on the Florida Death Record (Free).

Healthcare Improvement Skills Center (HISC) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...6 modules each offering 1.0 hour of credit. Awarded by....School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia. Cost for Credit......Not stated (You need to be registered and logged in to see this information) Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive. Target Audiences...General Interest. Educational material last updated...9/2010. Financial Support...Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco.

This site provides training in quality improvement (QI) and includes: • Completion of the two part QI Skills Self-Assessment and Summary: 3 credits • Completion of the QI Skill Development Plan: 1 credit • Completion of each of the 6 HISC QI Skills Learning Modules (see "modules" below): Successful completion of all six modules could add up to a maximum of 6 category 1 credits. 1 credit each, for up to 6 credits • Completion of the QI Project Plan, a QI project off line, and the QI Project Assessment 15 credits. This set of 6 modules examines the gap between evidence-based best practice and what clinicians are able to achieve on a daily basis for patients. After completing this course, you will be better able to analyze current care, generate hypotheses about the link between action and results, develop ideas about how to improve, design a test of a change in practice, and plan to disseminate and sustain successful results.

InforMed Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...4 courses; 6 hours. Awarded by....InforMed. Cost...........About $20. Instruct. Type...Text-and-Graphics. Target Audiences...General Interest. Educational material last updated....2011. Financial Support...None Stated.

INFORMED specializes in providing CME that meets the requirements  for physicians  seeking initial licensure or wishing to renew their licenses in Florida. Courses include Self-Directed Learning, The Internet and CME; Medical Errors; HIV/AIDS; and Domestic Violence. All content is included in a downloadable 66 page pdf file.

Massachusetts Medical Society Online CME Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.0 to 3.0 each. About 37 courses offering a total of about 40 hours. Awarded by....Massachusetts Medical Society. Cost for Credit....$10 for MMS members; $20 for non-members. Instruction Type..."Case Study, Podcast, Slides, Slide-Audio Lecture, Text & Graphics." Target Audiences...Risk Management, General Interest. Educational material last updated....2011. Financial Support...None Stated.

Courses are organized into these groups: Communication; Health and Wellness; Legal Risk Management; Medical Ethics; Patient Safety; Practice Improvement; and Public Health. Two Featured Courses are: Legal Advisor: Advance Directives; and Health Care Providers Brace for Medicare Audits (RAC).

Medical Risk Management, Inc. (MedRisk) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.  Credit hours...1.0 to 10.0 per program (Over 50 courses offering a total of more than 214 hours). Awarded by....Medical Risk Management, Inc. Cost for Credit....$15 per credit. Instruct. Type....Text-Only. Target Audience...Risk Management (all providers who need CME in risk management, patient safety and medical error prevention). Educational material last updated...2010. Financial Support...None Stated.

Medical Risk Management, Inc. (MedRisk) provides online CME focusing on risk management, patient safety and medical error prevention. MedRisk offers over 50 courses for physicians, dentists and nurses. Representative topics include preventing medical errors; avoiding “never” events; avoiding medical systems failures; low health literacy; cultural competency; medical ethics; and electronic medicine. Specialty-specific courses are also available. Courses meet most states’ requirements for licensure as well as many malpractice insurers’ requirements for premium discounts. Print versions are available by mail if you prefer those to taking the courses online.

NetCE Continuing Education on the Internet Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.0 to 15.0 hours (73 courses totaling about 500 hours). Awarded by....CME Resource. Cost..........Most cost about $5 per hour; some free. Instruction  Type....Text-Only. Target Audiences....General Interest. Educational material last updated....2010. Financial Support...None Stated.

Many courses at NetCE meet state licensure requirements. You can easily search from the main page according to your state's requirements. You can order courses individually or in groups. Some groups of courses are: Physicians Special Offer - 30 Hours for $79; Medical Ethics (5 hours for $19); Risk Management (5 hours for $19); Florida Medical Error Prevention (2 hours for $10); and Florida Domestic Violence (2 hours for $10). You can also find a list of All NetCE Courses for Physicians.

Pennsylvania Medical Society Continuing Medical Education Last Visited...9/2011. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit Hours: 1.0 or 2.0 hours per activity. About 50 activities. Awarded by... Pennsylvania Medical Society.   Cost….Mostly free. “Studies in Patient Safety” (total of 7 hours) costs $25 per credit for non-members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Some activities restricted to members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Instruction Type…Mostly text. Target Audiences…Pennsylvania Medical Society members and all physicians. Pennsylvania physicians can use credits to meet state requirements for patient safety and risk management. Educational material last updated….2010. Financial Support…None stated. CME Credit Expires...Three years after posting.

The Pennsylvania Medical Society focuses on patient safety and risk management CME to help physicians meet state requirements in these areas. Studies in Patient Safety is based on real patient safety incidents reported to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority. Consult focuses on risk management and intouch helps improve communications with patients. Domestic Violence: Screen to End Abuse helps physicians create an atmosphere of trust so patients will confide in them about abuse relationships. Counter Details offers clinical CME usually produced in associating with the health care agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Consult and intouch are restricted to members only, while all other activities are also available to non-members.

Sullivan Group Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...Most courses offer two hours of credit (except EMTALA which has a few larger sections). 80 courses offering a total of 174 hours). Awarded by.....The Sullivan Group Cost ................$25 per credit hour. Instruction Type...Not Stated (Probably text-only). Target Audience...ER, FP, IM, RISK MANAGEMENT. Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...None Stated.

The Sullivan Group is dedicated to improving patient safety and risk management.  Present online courses are:  Medical Error & Risk Reduction Series: Emergency Medicine (54 Courses - 108 hours); Obstetrics (4 courses - 8 hours) Medical Malpractice Case Review Series: Emergency Medicine (18 Courses - 36 hours);  Medical Legal: EMTALA Education (4 Courses - 26 hours); and  Emergency Medicine (2 Courses - 4 hours).

Topics in Risk Management 3 (Practical Reviews) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Format...Audio CD. Credit hours...12. Awarded by....Oakstone Medical Publishing. Cost...........$169. Target Audiences...General Interest. Educational material last updated...May 2010. Financial Support...None Stated.  Expiration of CME credit...April 2013.

Some of the essential topics covered in Topics in Risk Management 3 include: • Never Events: Inexcusable Outcomes in Health Care; • Professional Liability: Courtroom Perspectives of a Surgeon Defense Expert; • Avoiding Malpractice Claims: Common Causes, Common Myths, and Common Sense; • Medical Malpractice Insurance.

Tufts Health Care Institute Last visited...2/2012. Credit hours...1.0 per module (total of 10 hours). Awarded by....Thomas R. Beam Institute and Tufts University School of Medicine. Cost...........Free. Instruct ion Type...Text-and-Graphics. Target Audience ...General Interest. Educational material last updated....Probably 2010. Financial Support...Merck, Sanofi-Synthelabo.

A set of ten online courses in the area of Quality Care, Cost-Effectiveness and Care Management. These modules explore the roles of clinicians as managers of care and stewards of resources, and present strategies, tools and processes that providers can draw upon. The content relates to ACGME/ABMS competencies in Systems-Based Practice and Practice-Based Learning and Improvement.  Ten courses are currently accredited; these include Definitions and Measurement of Quality; Quality Improvement Techniques; Quality Oversight in the Marketplace; Evidence-based Medicine; Referral Management; Professionalism in Medicine: The Fundamentals; Professionalism in Medicine: Implications for Practice, Parts 1 and 2;  Spine Imaging: Timing and Techniques for Lower Back Pain; and Outpatient Abdominal Imaging: Timing and Techniques for Diagnosis. An additional seven are in the process of reaccreditation.

Virtual Lecture Hall Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...19 programs offering a total of 90 credits. Awarded by....Various medical schools and professional societies. Cost for Credit.....$25 to access the site (includes 1 CME credit); additional credits for $25 per hour.  Instruct. Type....Case-Based-Interactive. Target Audiences....State-Mandated CME, Risk Management, Pain Management, Infection Control, Cultural Competence. Educational material last updated...Ongoing. Financial Support...Some programs developed with NIH grant support. Commercial support not accepted.

The Virtual Lecture Hall courses are designed to meet specific state CME mandates, but they also apply to all licensed physicians regardless of state of licensure.  Examinations are not required for CME credit. Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses described in detail in alphabetical order by course name. Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses in State alphabetical order: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Texas.  Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses in order by groups of required topics: • End of Life-Palliative Care; • Ethics; • HIV-AIDS; • Infection Control; • Infectious Diseases; • Medical Errors; • Modes of Transmission; • Patient Communications;  • Patient Safety; • Prescribing Practices; • Professional Responsibility; and • Risk Management.

WebM&M (Morbidity and Mortality Rounds on the Web) Cases and Commentaries Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...25. Awarded by....AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research). Cost for Credit.....Free. Instruction Type....Text-Only. Target Audiences....General Interest. Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...US Government.

Most presentations illustrate physician, nursing or pharmacist errors and focus on the prevention of such errors. Some recent cases include:  • Near Miss with Bedside Medications;  • Mobility Lost in ICU;  • The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care;  • Watch the Warfarin; • The ECG is not Normal; • Duty to Disclose Someone Else’s Error; • Volume Too Low: In and Out; • One Toxic Drug Is Not Like Another; • The Forgotten Turn; and • Treatment Challenges after Discharge.