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Patient Safety/Risk Management CME

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CME Consult 2024

Article Based PDF | Free to Members

This Compendium of Patient Safety & Risk Management Strategies includes articles related to urgent care center emergencies, anesthesia care in ambulatory settings, diagnostic errors in radiology, direct liability in healthcare, medications used in treating acute ischemic stroke, patient medication errors at home, healthcare alarm design, and visual displays in the EHR. Also includes supplemental resources, assessment tools, and practice questions to help reinforce your learning.

CME Credit: The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PAMED designates this enduring material for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity.

No one involved in the planning or delivery of this activity has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Enduring Material Posted: Sept 9, 2024
Enduring Material Expiration: Dec 31, 2026

A limited supply of print copies is available. Members please click here to request a print version. 

CME Consult 2024 - MOC

Article Based PDF | Free to Members

Three (3) MOC credits are available for ABIM certified physicians who utilize the online version of the course to complete the quiz/evaluation and provide the requested Board identification information. By completing the MOC version of CME Consult, you are giving PAMED permission to share your course completion and diplomate information with your Board via the ACCME’s Provider Activity Reporting System (PARS).

American Board of Internal Medicine
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3 MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Medical Interactive Community Patient Safety/Risk Management

Clinical Based Content | Available for Purchase 

As a result of a new educational collaboration between Medical Interactive Community (MI) and the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED), all Pennsylvania physicians now have access to discounted online clinical risk management CME offered by MI.

Medical Interactive Community is an accredited provider of online continuing education courses for health care professionals with a focus on helping providers reduce clinical risk and enhance patient safety outcomes.

Discounted pricing is available to all PA physicians going through PAMED to purchase MI courses. Bundle pricing ranges from $38 - $142, based on number of CME credits and membership status. PAMED members benefit from greater discounts

Patient Safety/Risk Management Focused Courses

These online courses are designed to help reduce risk in practice and implement safety strategies that will benefit your patients, organizations, and communities. Physicians will also earn patient safety/risk management credits for completed courses, helping to meet CME licensure requirements.

  • Primary Care Part 1 (6.5 CME)
    • Depression; Ischemic Stroke; Colorectal Cancer Screening; Chronic Kidney Disease; Hepatitis C Screening; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
       
  • Primary Care Part 2 (6.5 CME)
    • Pediatric Asthma; Adult ADHD; HIV; Prostate Cancer; Implicit Bias & Maternal Mortality; Statins
       
  • Intimate Partner Violence (2 CME)
     
  • Safe Medication Administration (3 CME)
    • Psychotropic Medication Management; Polypharmacy & the Elderly; Statins
       
  • Patient Engagement (3 CME)
    • Engaging Patients to Reduce Liability Risk; End of Life Care Discussions
       
  • Medical/Legal Ethics (3.5 CME)
    • VIP Syndrome; Withholding Life Sustaining Treatment; Deaf & Hard of Hearing Patients; When a Patient is Not a Patient.
       
  • Provider Wellness (3.5 CME)
    • After an Adverse Event; Malpractice Litigation; Social Media Management; Sexual Harassment
       
  • Specialty Handoffs and Communication (3.5 CME)
    • Hospitalist Handoff Communications; ED Handoff Communications; Handoffs from OR to ICU, Anesthesia Handoff Communications
       
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CME Consult 2023

Article Based PDF | Free to Members

This Compendium of Patient Safety & Risk Management Strategies includes articles on understanding your exposure to liability, reducing liability risks, and incorporating strategies for increasing patient safety when working with advance practice professionals or medical assistants; managing disruptive patient behavior; addressing workplace bullying; minimizing duplicate medication order errors; implementing peer support programs; and assessing equipment, supplies, and devices for patient safety issues. Also includes supplemental resources, assessment tools, and practice questions to help reinforce your learning.

CME Credit: The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PAMED designates this enduring material for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity.

No one involved in the planning or delivery of this activity has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Enduring Material Posted: Sept 28, 2023
Enduring Material Expiration: Dec 31, 2025

CME Consult 2023 - MOC

Article Based PDF | Free to Members

Three (3) MOC credits are available for diplomates of ABIM, ABPath, or ABP certified physicians who utilize the online version of the course to complete the quiz/evaluation and provide the requested Board identification information. By completing the MOC version of CME Consult, you are giving PAMED permission to share your course completion and diplomate information with your Board via the ACCME’s Provider Activity Reporting System (PARS).

American Board of Internal Medicine
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3 MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Board of Pathology
This activity has been registered to offer credit in the American Board of Pathology’s Continuing Certification program enabling participants to earn up to 3 Lifelong Learning (CME) credits. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of recognizing participation.

American Board of Pediatrics
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 3 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

CME Consult 2022

Article Based PDF | Free to Members

This Compendium of Patient Safety & Risk Management Strategies includes articles on visitor behaviors that can influence the risk of patient harm, Superbugs antibiotic resistance, implicit bias, perioperative delirium associated with anesthetics, medical record documentation, airway safety events, and virtual consultations. Also includes supplemental resources, assessment tools, and practice questions to help reinforce your learning.

CME Credit: The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PAMED designates this enduring material for a maximum of  6 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™.  Physicians should claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity.

No one involved in the planning or delivery of this activity has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Enduring Material Posted: Sept 15, 2022
Enduring Material Expiration: Dec 31, 2024

CME Consult 2022 - MOC

Article Based PDF | Free to Members

Three (3) MOC credits are available for diplomates of ABA, ABIM, ABO-HNS, and ABS who utilize the online version of the course to complete the quiz/evaluation and provide the requested Board identification information. By completing this version of CME Consult, you are giving PAMED permission to share your course completion and diplomate information with your Board via the ACCME’s Provider Activity Reporting System (PARS).

American Board of Anesthesiology
This activity offers up to 6 CME credits, of which 3 credits contribute the patient safety CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in AnesthesiologyTM (MOCA®️) program, known as MOCA 2.0®️. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.

American Board of Internal Medicine
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3 MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn their required annual part II self-assessment credit in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s Continuing Certification program (formerly known as MOCA®️). It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of recognizing participation.

American Board of Surgery
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

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