Risk Management Rounds: Psychiatry

 

Need

The need for the program was determined from comments from previous course participants and from malpractice insurers' statistics.

• 1. Name the four elements of malpractice.
• 2. Know how referrals affect liability in psychiatry.
• 3. Take steps to reduce medication errors.
• 4. Discuss a psychiatrist's duty to warn others about dangers presented by psychiatric patients.
• 5. Recognize risks associated with restraints, commitment and other medical-legal issues.

Faculty
This course was authored by Rosemary Gafner, Ed.D.  Click here for Dr. Gafner's credentials.

Commercial Support

This course was developed without commercial support from any outside entity.

CME Information

Medical Risk Management, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians. Medical Risk Management, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 5 PRA Category 1TM credits.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Standards for Enduring Materials.

Physicians who satisfactorily complete this course with a score of 80 percent or better will receive a certificate of completion that will document their participation in this program.

• Estimated study time: 4.5 hours
• Estimated testing time: 30 minutes

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