Contact Hour Designation
This online independent study activity is credited for 2 contact hours at completion.
Course Purpose
The purpose of this course is to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge necessary to effectively implement and benefit from presurgical huddles.
Overview
Healthcare organizations continually strive to enhance the quality of surgical care they provide. Still, surgical errors continue to persist, posing significant risks to patient safety. It is estimated that surgical errors are the primary cause of approximately 75% of surgical malpractice. Many of these errors stem from preventable issues such as miscommunication, interruptions, distractions, fatigue, and deviations from standard practices during emergencies. While health administrators play a crucial role in overseeing the implementation of surgical huddles, ultimately, it is the responsibility of the frontline personnel to integrate them into their daily practices. This course seeks to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge necessary to effectively implement and benefit from presurgical huddles.
Objectives
Upon completion of the independent study, the learner will be able to:
- Review the most common examples of surgical errors, and the most common types of high-risk surgeries.
- Review challenges in surgery, including rates of incidences of surgical errors.
- Understand consequences of surgical errors.
- Identify the steps of the presurgical huddle, and the benefits of the presurgical huddle.
- Understand compliance strategies to reduce missed presurgical huddles.
Policy Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the policies of FastCEForLess.com.
Disclosures
Fast CE For Less, Inc. and its authors have no disclosures. There is no commercial support.
