Prevention of Medical Errors for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants

The F.P.T.A. has approved this course for 2 continuing education hours. The course number is ME80012161. Price: $60.00

When the State of Florida mandated a requirement for every health care practitioner to have continuing education hours for the topic of prevention of medical errors, Kathryn became interested in how she could use her clinical experience and observations of numerous prospective new physical therapists to formulate a clinically based approach to this topic. In researching the current courses available, she found several nursing- based courses, but none that were directly related to physical therapy. Kathryn's goal was to develop a course that her staff could use to meet this requirement, that would be both useful, accessible, and cost effective. She thought about what she would tell her students during their internships, and thought that this was the information that would truly assist in preventing medical errors. Kathryn put this information in a course format, with the hope that she could offer it as a reference for her colleagues to use in their practice and teaching experiences. For some, this may be considered a review, but a refresher is always beneficial as well as learning from our peers. For others, some of this information may or may not be used during daily work, but it is interesting knowledge that fulfills the licensure requirement and has relevance to the field of physical therapy.

At the successful completion of the course, participants should be able to:

• Identify the differences between various lines and tubes.
  
• List what to look for when evaluating a wound.
  
• Recall common lab tests and what their results mean.
  
• Describe three aspects of the chronic phase of shoulder-hand syndrome.
  
• List three clinical signs of infection that warrant a call to the physician.
  
• Recall three types of CVAs caused by ischemia/clots.
   

Kathryn E. Norman is a physical therapist specializing in adult acute and subacute care including evaluation and treatment of orthopedic, neurologic, and general medical patients. She also has experience in both inpatient and outpatient wound care. Kathryn is a graduate of the University of Florida physical therapy program in the class of 1994. Read more  

This two hour continuing education activity satisfies the State of Florida requirement mandated in Rule 64B20-2.001, Florida Administrative Code, as required by s.456.013 (7), Florida Statute. It has been approved by the State of Florida Board of Medical Quality Assurance and the FPTA to fulfill that requirement. The course number is ME80012161.

Other professionals, please contact your state licensing board for information on continuing education requirements. You will be able to print a copy of the CE certificate at the end of each course. It is recommended that you keep a copy of the certificate to show that you completed the necessary requirements.

CEUs are based on attainment of learning outcomes. Participants must complete the course, pass the assessment test with 80% accuracy and fill out the evaluation form in order to print their certificate on-line.

Refund Policy: Refunds will be issued under reasonable circumstances when there is email notification within 3 days of course registration. To obtain a refund contact ProCourse at bartcyn@cs.com

Contact Cynthia D. Barnett for any further questions about this course.