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OT21 Improving Patient Safety: Practice Errors and Sentinel Events in Occupational Therapy
OT21
·1.0 hr
Improving Patient Safety: Practice Errors and Sentinel Events in Occupational Therapy
Author: Rebecca Martin, OTR/L, OTD
Grant Provider:
This course has been made available for FREE through a promotional arrangement with Memorial Medical Center until September 21, 2010.
* While participation in this educational activity is free to you, participant lists shall be made available to the sponsor of this module. By proceeding, you are agreeing to allow this organization to receive your demographic or survey information. If you do not want your demographic or survey information to be released to the sponsoring organization, you can take this course for $10.00 by clicking here.
Objectives:
The goal of this program is to define common practice errors in occupational therapy and explore approaches for prevention. The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals will also be described, as they impact practice and service delivery models. After you study the information here, you will be able to —
- Define practice errors and sentinel events most common in occupational therapy practice
- Identify strategies to reduce errors and improve patient safety.<
- Describe the impact of errors on patients and providers.