Florida Board Approved-- Prevention of Medical Errors - #50-20641

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This course covers medical errors and how to apply strategies for prevention. Dental professionals who take this medical errors course will be able to discuss the impact of human error, identify where these errors tend to happen and explain programs that reduce medical errors. This includes common dental office medical errors. 

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with an understanding of what a medical error is, and how Root Cause Analysis identifies flawed processes and systems to prevent recurrences of those errors.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the two primary types of medical error
  • Define an adverse event
  • Explain the importance of near misses in preventing future medical errors
  • Define a sentinel event
  • Explain how errors are analyzed and the role of Root Cause analysis in this process.

Course Outline

  • 1

    Preventing Common Dental Medical Errors

    • Learning Objectives

  • 2

    Chapter 1

    • Frequency of Medical Errors

    • Defining Medical Errors

    • What Should Be Reported?
  • 3

    Chapter 2

    • Common Types of Medical Errors

    • Errors of Outcome and Process
  • 4

    Chapter 3

    • Common Dental Office Errors

    • Errors Prescribing and Administering Medications

    • How to Prevent Medication Errors

    • Failure to Obtain Informed Consent

    • How to Prevent Informed Consent Errors

    • Failure to Maintain Appropriate Patient Records

    • How to Prevent Patient Record Errors

    • Failure to Properly Diagnose and Refer

    • How to Prevent Diagnosis and Referral Errors
  • 5

    Chapter 4

    • Analyzing and Preventing Medical Errors

    • Root Cause Analysis

    • VA Recommendations For Performing RCAs
  • 6

    Conclusion

    • Conclusion
  • 7

    References

    • References

    • Reference 2
  • 8

    Quiz

    • Medical Errors - Test

    • Course Evaluation

About the instructor

Lead Dental Planner

Jonas Ashbaugh, DDS

Dentistry is not only my job but also my hobby. I am a life long learner with a desire to educate and teach others.  Since graduating in The Ohio State University in 2012, I have been nothing but dedicated to dentistry and learning all that I can. In July of 2016 I received my Fellowship with the Academy of General Dentistry after just four short years. In my practice, I provide various specialty and general services such as third molar surgery, CEREC restorations, Sleep Apnea appliances, implant therapy, upper/lower root canal therapy and various periodontal procedures with or without moderate conscious IV sedation.