SLP Course Details
Course # 3811
Prevention of Medical Errors: The Mandate for Change
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Course Abstract
Quality organizations are safe organizations. Patient Safety is at the core of quality initiatives in healthcare. This course will describe best practices for enhancing prevention of medical errors and also provide a road map for "doing no harm" to our patients. The Culture of Safety and Healthcare Literacy are two tools that are described to prevent harm and enhance quality. NOTE: This course is also available in a recorded version for 0.2 ASHA CEUs; see course #3201 in our library.
Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.Course Learning Outcomes
Preview Exam- As a result of this Continuing Education Activity, readers will be able to readers will be able to define Patient/Client Safety.
- As a result of this Continuing Education Activity, readers will be able to readers will be able to outline a Tri Pronged Approach to Risk Management when dealing with Medical Errors.
- As a result of this Continuing Education Activity, readers will be able to readers will be able to list at least 5 sources of "Medical Errors."
- As a result of this Continuing Education Activity, readers will be able to readers will be able to list at least 5 actions consumers can take to prevent "Medical Errors."
- As a result of this Continuing Education Activity, readers will be able to readers will be able to outline at least 4 strategies to enhance communication when dealing with persons who have challenges in the area of Healthcare Literacy.
Time-ordered Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introductions |
| 5-10 Minutes | Statement of Objectives |
| 10-30 Minutes | The Patient Safety/Quality Environment |
| 30-45 Minutes | National Patient Safety |
| 45-60 Minutes | Medical Errors |
| 60-80 Minutes | Culture of Safety |
| 80-105 Minutes | Healthcare Literacy |
| 105-115 Minutes | Speak-Up for your Safety |
| 115-120 Minutes | Summary, Q& A |
Average Rating (459 Reviews)
Most Recent Comments
Displaying 100 most recent comments out of 459 reviews
Review by: Member
on January 27, 2013
Content was relevent and to the point.
Review by: Member
on January 6, 2013
good information
Review by: Member
on December 31, 2012
SLPs graduate without any knowledge of errors, but today, with root cause, errors are managed, to fit into a team, SLPs must know this
Review by: Member
on December 31, 2012
the statistics
Review by: Member
on December 30, 2012
The information was presented clearly and in paragraph form.
Review by: Member
on December 25, 2012
good organization
Review by: Member
on December 19, 2012
good statistics on how prevalent and costly this problem is.
Review by: Member
on December 17, 2012
interesting
Review by: Member
on December 7, 2012
Very well organized
Review by: Member
on December 4, 2012
very well organized
Review by: Member
on November 19, 2012
I could complete it in a specific timeframe.
Review by: Member
on November 12, 2012
clear & concise
Review by: Member
on October 31, 2012
Practical information
Review by: Member
on October 30, 2012
great course with regard to prevention of med error
Review by: Member
on October 30, 2012
Amazed by the amount of errors.
Review by: Member
on October 28, 2012
It opened my eyes to how to improve health care.
Review by: Member
on October 22, 2012
Great information and well organized.
Review by: Member
on October 21, 2012
Information I normally would not have sought out.
Review by: Member
on October 19, 2012
the information was presented in a clear way
Review by: Member
on October 8, 2012
Dr Rao is wonderful! I always enjoy his presentations. His information is always current and relevant.
Review by: Member
on September 3, 2012
information
Review by: Member
on August 1, 2012
what healthcare workers and general public need to know
Review by: Member
on July 31, 2012
ease of read
Review by: Member
on July 19, 2012
Well organized presentation of information. There was a lot of information, but it was easy to read.
Review by: Member
on July 16, 2012
The course was an eye opener as to our role as an SLP and decreasing medical errors from occuring.
Review by: Member
on July 15, 2012
A lot of data to back up assertions. Good guidelines for medical facilities, and a good review of policies.
Review by: Member
on July 13, 2012
Useful in my job!
Review by: Member
on June 23, 2012
n/a
Review by: Member
on June 14, 2012
I don't work in a hospital setting but still found the information useful.
Review by: Member
on June 10, 2012
Need more exampples
Review by: Member
on June 8, 2012
This is information that is not typically addressed is speech literature. Nice to have a different perspective.
Review by: Member
on May 26, 2012
Organized
Review by: Member
on May 25, 2012
The literacy information is interesting.
Review by: Member
on May 19, 2012
Up to date information
Review by: Member
on May 8, 2012
Education of agencies
Review by: Member
on April 30, 2012
Organization and presentation!
Review by: Member
on April 25, 2012
Educational and informative
Review by: Member
on April 18, 2012
Relevant information no matter where you work as an SLP.
Review by: Member
on April 16, 2012
I enjoyed this article alot.
Review by: Member
on April 16, 2012
It satisfies a requirement and I am pleased that it was explained so nicely
Review by: Member
on April 12, 2012
interesting
Review by: Member
on April 11, 2012
The course had a lot of detail and cited many resources making it factually based and offering places for where I can find information for my organization; however, there were a lot of statistics and it is difficult to remember that many numbers and figures presented at one time.
Review by: Member
on April 1, 2012
The course providede useful information on Health literacy.
Review by: Member
on March 25, 2012
Provided current information in relation to my field of work.
Review by: Member
on February 18, 2012
it reviews real and scary problems
Review by: Member
on February 7, 2012
The material content is important for all workers in the health care settings.
Review by: Member
on February 3, 2012
Very thorough and excellent examples/scenarios provided
Review by: Member
on February 2, 2012
fact based info
Review by: Member
on January 23, 2012
Very pertinent information for anyone working in a hospital/healthcare setting.
Review by: Member
on January 22, 2012
Not overly technical and easy to understand in a short amount of time.
Review by: Member
on January 16, 2012
Good usefulness for hospital setting
Review by: Member
on January 11, 2012
very useful information with details to support the specific point being reviewed
Review by: Member
on January 9, 2012
The information was broken down into logical units.
Review by: Member
on January 3, 2012
very informative
Review by: Member
on January 1, 2012
interesting, real life examples
Review by: Member
on December 31, 2011
The data collected on errors was frightening.
Review by: Member
on December 31, 2011
It addresses all aspects of the topic succinctly
Review by: Member
on December 30, 2011
Well organized
Review by: Member
on December 30, 2011
I liked it's points on healthcare literacy.
Review by: Member
on December 30, 2011
Well presented; good combo of statistics and discussion.
Review by: Member
on December 29, 2011
Informative
Review by: Member
on December 29, 2011
Very thorough on the subject; well-organized and current. Provided a good overview of the current healthcare system, as well as many specifics.
Review by: Member
on December 29, 2011
details of information presented will be useful to my daily application as a healthcare practitioner
Review by: Member
on December 29, 2011
Essential information for therapists in hospital setting.
Review by: Member
on December 29, 2011
statistics!
Review by: Member
on December 29, 2011
Info
Review by: Member
on December 28, 2011
content
Review by: Member
on December 27, 2011
some information was difficult to glean from the material.
Review by: Member
on December 27, 2011
Clear and to the point information.
Review by: Member
on December 26, 2011
well organized and good points
Review by: Member
on December 26, 2011
interesting facts
Review by: Member
on December 26, 2011
Give great description and has help me to implement
Review by: Member
on December 24, 2011
Well organized and written.
Review by: Member
on December 21, 2011
Interesting
Review by: Member
on December 20, 2011
Being able to complete medical errors online!
Review by: Member
on December 20, 2011
This information was clear and direct.
Review by: Member
on December 20, 2011
clearly presented, although not likely to change anything in my work
Review by: Member
on December 16, 2011
It pointed out relevance to speech pathologists.
Review by: Member
on December 14, 2011
useful info
Review by: Member
on December 10, 2011
The information provided is very appropriate in the hospital and SNF setting. Sometimes, the SLP is not an active member of the fall prevention team until after an event occurs. This information provided shows the importance of the SLP being apart of the fall prevention team prior to the event occurring.
Review by: Member
on December 10, 2011
Insightful presentation!
Review by: Member
on December 10, 2011
Very informative, however, the course content could have been updated from 2010
Review by: Member
on December 5, 2011
clear and concise
Review by: Member
on December 4, 2011
some questions on the exam were not addressed in presentation
Review by: Member
on December 4, 2011
usefull information for medical professionals
Review by: Member
on November 29, 2011
Research and accuracy
Review by: Member
on November 29, 2011
Brief and straight forward
Review by: Member
on November 29, 2011
Course content, sequence of presentacion and the references utilized.
Review by: Member
on November 27, 2011
The data corresponding to costs and safety.
Review by: Member
on November 24, 2011
Wonderful information!!!
Review by: Member
on November 24, 2011
That I was able to pace myself...re-read if necessary prior to exam.
Review by: Member
on November 16, 2011
Most of information clear and the way it was presented it made me reflect on my current work environment to continue to insure that everyone participates in the prevention of medical errors for patient safety.
Review by: Member
on November 14, 2011
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Review by: Member
on November 14, 2011
The content and quality of information!
Review by: Member
on November 10, 2011
current information
Review by: Member
on November 9, 2011
Up to date information, organized, and well presented in print form.
Review by: Member
on November 8, 2011
Patient safety is critical in the healthcare environment. Learning from other industries, such as aviation, must continue.
Review by: Member
on November 7, 2011
Important topic, but text is not well-edited.
Review by: Member
on October 21, 2011
Very well presented. Startling information and statistics.
Review by: Member
on October 20, 2011
-the number of statistics and level of background information
Course Information
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Course Presenter
Paul R. Rao, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Dr. Paul Rao is the Vice President of Clinical Services, Quality, and Compliance at the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) in Washington, D.C.. In addition, Dr. Rao is the Privacy Officer Liaison and HIPAA Coordinator. Dr. Rao is a Visiting Professor at the University of Maryland and a CARF rehab hospital surveyor and in 2000 became a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality and a Certified Healthcare Executive. Dr. Rao received his Bachelors Degree in Philosophy from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA., his Masters in Speech Pathology from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and his Ph.D. in Hearing and Speech Science from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland.
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