2012 Professional Learning Series Webcast

Webcast held August 21, 2012 | 2-3 pm EDT

Faculty

Michael Kanter, MD
SCPMG Medical Director, Quality & Clinical Analysis
Kaiser Permanente Southern California

Andrea Smith, RN, BSN, PHN
Regional Safety Net Nurse Consultant, Clinical Operations
Kaiser Permanente Southern California

Please note: Continuing education credits are not available for archived programs.

Learning Objectives

The content of this session is designed for health care professionals whose level of expertise includes the following: beginner, intermediate, expert.

Attendees of this webcast will be able to:

• Identify where opportunities might exist in their organizations to systematically address patient safety issues outside of the traditional inpatient setting
• Outline specific patient populations within four primary areas of outpatient safety: medication monitoring, potentially harmful interaction avoidance, necessary follow-up care, and diagnosis
• Plan an outpatient safety program by creating a series of centralized safety nets to catch important tests not properly followed up, drugs not properly monitored, and missed follow-up care

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