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Recognizing A Physician's Role in Patient Safety

Learning Objectives
1. Identify the basic principles of patient safety
2. Explain how medical errors are classified
3. Describe the elements of full disclosure and apology when addressing those affected by medical errors
4. Recognize how human factors, systems thinking, and “Just Culture” can improve patient safety
0.5 Credit

This module provides an overview of patient safety, explains how a team of health professionals can improve patient care and outcomes, and describes how to respond to medical errors.

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