Studies in Patient Safety
Spring 2006 (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Objectives
Physicians participating in this activity should be able to:
Case 1: Who Administers Propofol in Your Organization?
- Explain the debate about who should be credentialed to administer propofol, including views from manufacturers and regulators
- Describe medication errors that have occurred when propofol has been administered by individuals without training in administration of general anesthesia
- Discuss what constitutes safe practice for propofol administration
- Describe strategies healthcare practitioners can use to help promote the safe use of propofol
Case 2: Electrosurgery Safety Issues
- Identify the three elements required to start a surgical fire
- Identify factors that can increase risk of fires or burns related to electrosurgery
- Cite safe practices that can reduce the risk of injury during electrosurgery
Case 3: Hold on to These Orders
- Recognize drugs that are frequently involved in adverse events and near misses involving confusion over hold orders
- Identify the elements of hold orders that can cause confusion
- Cite three things physicians can do to decrease the chance for error in implementing hold orders
Taking the test
- Read the printable PDF version of Studies in Patient Safety, Vol. 3, No. 1. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
- Take the quiz by following the link at the end of the PDF.
Accreditation and designation information
The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing medical education activities sponsored by the Pennsylvania Medical Society are expected to disclose to the audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).
Activity Development Team
- John R. Clarke, MD PSA - PSA Editor
- Matthew Grissinger, RPh - Author, "Hold on to These Orders"
- Michael J. Gaunt, PharmD - Author, "Who Administers Propofol in Your Organization?"
- Arthur J. Augustine, BS - Author, "Electrosurgery Safety Issues"
The members of the Activity Development Team have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Enduring Material: Expires Dec. 31, 2008
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Last Updated: 7/7/2008