Patient Safety Professional Course, OCT 2024
Program Description:
This instructor-led, virtual course consists of engaging learning modules and mentoring and networking opportunities. The Department of Defense Patient Safety Program designed this practical, actionable curriculum for new/entry-level Patient Safety Managers and other Patient Safety Professionals in military treatment facilities who have been in their role for fewer than twelve months. Learners will acquire basic knowledge and skills through practice in the following evidence-based patient safety principles: patient engagement; patient safety goals, challenges, and solutions; systems thinking, human factors, and high reliability principles; identification and implementation of evidence-based safe practices; building a culture of safety; measurement, data collection, and analysis; identification, mitigation, and reporting of risk; and legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
Target Audience
This activity provides continuing education for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, dentists, dental hygienists, and dental technicians. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the importance of Patient Safety as a field of study.
- Summarize the content included in the Patient Safety Program Course (PSPC) training as well as resource materials available to advance skills as a Patient Safety (PS) expert, as a leader in improving performance and measuring impact and in identifying and mitigating risk.
- Identify characteristics of a High Reliability Organization (HRO).
- Describe components of a proactive Patient Safety Program and ways to implement best practices.
- Explain how Human Factors Engineering (HFE) can support patient safety.
- Apply basic principles of HFE to improve patient safety at your facility.
- Identify three characteristics of the engaged patient.
- Describe the relationship between safety culture and high reliability.
- Discuss recommendations to meet the challenges of building a patient safety program.
- Define types of patient safety (PS) events.
- Describe the PS Professional’s role in reporting.
- Identify your role in assessing standards compliance.
- Describe the basic principles, pitfalls, and techniques of performance improvement measurement and analysis.
- Interpret basic graphs and charts commonly used in improvement efforts.
- Design a measurement and/or analysis plan to evaluate the improvement.
- Describe the difference between Comprehensive Systematic Analysis (CSA) and a Proactive Risk Assessment (PRA).
- Discuss common PRA methods and how they fit within a patient safety program.
- Select priorities that are important for you to follow-up on based on what you learned during the course.
Angela Icaza, MS, MBA, RN-BC, PMP. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Debbie Fialk, MBA, BSN, RN, CPPS, CPHQ, NE-BC. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Heidi King, MS, FACHE, BCC, PCC, CPPS. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Col Steven L. Coffee, MA, EMCQSL. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Joshua Barr, MHS, NA, CPPS, PMC. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Beverly Thornberg, MHA, BSN, RNC, CPPS. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sandra Almeida, MD, MPH. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Mary Salisbury, MSN, RN. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Brian Anderson, MBA, BSN, NE-BC, CPPS. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Dana Rocha, MA-HR MGT, BA. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Caleigh Page, BA. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Miranda Hancock, MPH, CaSP. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
William (Joe) Barnes, MAS, BSOE. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Catherine Winsor, MA, CPPS. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, Planning Committee Members and reviewers have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose. All faculty members have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose.
Available Credit
- 20.00 Physician Assistants (AAPA)DHA J-7 CEPO has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 20.00 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 11:59pm ET. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
- 20.00 ACCME Non-Physician CME CreditDHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers will be provided a certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers may receive a maximum of 20.00 hours for completing this Course activity.
- 20.00 Pharmacists (ACPE)JA4008136-0000-24-147-L99-P
No valid paper/electronic statement of credit will be offered. DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide continuing education for Pharmacists. This knowledge based activity will provide a maximum of 20.00 contact hours of pharmacy continuing education credit. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. There is no cost to participate in this activity. - 20.00 Pharmacy Technicians (ACPE)JA4008136-0000-24-147-L99-T
No valid paper/electronic statement of credit will be offered. DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide continuing education for Pharmacy Technicians. This knowledge based activity will provide a maximum of 20.00 contact hours of pharmacy continuing education credit. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. There is no cost to participate in this activity.
- 20.00 Dentists and Allied Dental Staff (ADA CERP)
DHA, J-7, CEPO is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education (CDE). ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
DHA, J-7, CEPO designates this activity for 20.00 continuing education credits
- 20.00 Physicians (ACCME)
DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this Course for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 20.00 Nurses (ANCC)DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/ Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 20.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 20.00 Certificate of Attendance
- 20.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
In support of improving patient care, DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 20.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Access Codes: Some courses require an access code to register. Please reach out to the point of contact at the organization providing the activity for the registration code. The Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO) does not provide access codes.
Accommodations: CEPO provides captions and transcripts to hearing-impaired learners upon request. For real-time closed captioning, contact CEPO at least three (3) business days before the event. If we cannot arrange for live captioning, a video recording and audio transcript will be provided after the event, typically within ten business days. For events delivered by CEPO’s partners, please contact the course instructor to inquire about accommodations.
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