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Hand-Offs in Clinical Practice: Improving Patient Care Through Effective Communication

e-LEARNING COURSE

e-Learning Course Price $119.00
MHAIC and WCC Insureds* Only Price: $95.00

Author(s)/Presenter(s): Geri Amori, PhD, ARM, CPHRM, DFASHRM
Continuing Education: 1 CME & 1.2 CNE through April 17, 2010
And: Gary Oberlender, MD, FACP

Availability: Usually Ships in 3 to 5 Business Days
Product Code: EA080417_1A

Description

About the Author(s) / Presenter(s)

Insufficient hand-offs in clinical practice have been identified as a leading cause for medical errors. Many health care providers struggle with this issue. This important program will provide information on how to identify problems and conduct effective hand-offs in clinical practice. A checklist outlining the necessary components of an effective handoff will be provided.

As a result of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Discuss parameters of hand off communication from a regulatory and patient safety perspective.
Apply effective communication skills to the communication process.

Features

e-Learning Course
Interactive, integrated PowerPoint and Audio
Effective for training, motivating, informing and persuading audiences
1 hour program
CME/CNE available through 04/17/2010
Advanced Level: Participants who have been thinking and learning about this topic for more than a year and who are looking for tools and suggestions to improve, take to the next level, or modify a current program, process, or knowledge about the topic.
Target health care setting: All
Target audience
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Risk and quality managers
- Patient safety officers
- Performance improvement staff
- Administrators
- Pharmacists
- Legal counsel
- Front line staff
- Any other interested staff members

CME Credits
The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Contact Hours
This nursing education activity offers 1.2 contact hours.

The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Michigan Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center�s Commission on Accreditation.

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