Patient Safety Education
Patient Safety Online CME
Residency Education: Patient Safety 101 is the first in a series of modules designed to help residency program directors meet ACGME requirements for patient safety education. To recommend topics for future residency safety curriculum modules, email patientsafety@aan.com.
Domestic Violence: AAN's first online-only CME offering is "Recognizing Abuse in Your Neurology Patients" by Anna DePold Hohler, MD. From this important module, you will learn about the prevalence of abuse, the different types of abuse, methods of screening, and ways to respond to a patient who discloses abuse. One credit of CME is offered.
Diagnostic Errors: The most frequent claim against neurologists involve diagnostic errors. The National Patient Safety Foundation has developed a diagnostic errors CME module, downloadable from the NPSF website, that addresses this important issue. The module features educational PowerPoint presentations, pre-recorded lectures, sample curriculum for teaching medical learners, practice quizzes, and much more. Contributing authors include the leading experts in this burgeoning area of study. To learn more and to purchase the module, visit the NPSF website.
Patient Safety Colloquia Syllabi
Use this archive of syllabi from past Patient Safety Colloquia to become familiar with recent trends in the area of patient safety:
- Patient Safety Colloquium:Transitions in Care—Who Cares? (2011)
- Patient Safety Colloquium: Diagnostic Errors in Neurology (2010)
- Patient Safety Colloquium: Medication Safety Across Your Practice Settings (2009)
- Patient Safety Colloquium: Essential Patient Safety for the Neurologist - Does Your Practice Measure Up? (2008)
- Patient Safety Colloquium: Patient Safety Is No Accident: Practical Strategies for a Safer Neurology Practice (2007)
ePrescribing
ePrescribing can increase the safety of your practice by reducing the likelihood of medication errors due to incomplete, illegible, or misunderstood prescriptions. Medicare offers incentives for utilization of ePrescribing. Find out more here.
Older Driver Safety
Older drivers, particularly those over the age of 85, are at higher risk for traffic fatalities. Additionally, older drivers experience more accidents per mile driven than their younger counterparts. Neurologists play an important role in the safe mobility of their patients, though assessing driving risk and communicating that risk to families can be difficult. The AMA, in collaboration with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has developed a Physician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers. Access the AAN's guideline for the assessment of driving risk in patient with dementia.
