Patient Safety: Informed Consent Course

Keyword(s) CME, Informed Consent, Process, Patient Safety, Form, Law, Legal Document, physician patient relationship, teach-back, patient discussion, patient conversation, procedure, diagnosis, treatment, risks, expected outcomes, best practices, Josef Hadeed MD, Kent Higdon MD, Daniel Krochmal MD; Memben, Content Codes-III. The Practice of Surgery (other than Plastic Surgery)

Credits CME:1.0, Patient Safety:1.0

Tag(s) Patient Safety, CME, Patient Safety CME, Patient Safety Courses, Member Benefit, III.E.(CORE) Communication and interpersonal skills, III.C.2.(CORE) Risk management

Description

These educational resources are provided by the ASPS Patient Safety Committee and have been created by Patient Safety experts. The complete educational package includes a Podcast, Infographic, Knowledge Check, and Self-Assessment. The podcast features doctors discussing the various ways they perform the Informed Consent discussion. While the Infographic provides a foundational refresher of what Informed Consent is and some of the best practices to use while having this discussion with your patient. Test your knowledge of the subject with the knowledge check and reflect on your current processes in the self-assessment. Check out this FREE resource today to optimize safety for your patients today!

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredits ASPS to provide educational activities and material with Category 1 CME credits. As an official CME provider, ASPS must comply with all ACCME standards, as outlined in the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Faculty
Josef Hadeed, MD
Kent Higdon, MD
Daniel Krochmal, MD

Intended Audience
This educational activity is intended for all CME-related persons including plastic surgery practitioners, residents, and other healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to do the following:

Identify key components, common teaching techniques, and patient benefits of the Informed Consent process.
Implement a formal Informed Consent process in your practice today.
Locate Informed Consent resources developed by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Accreditation

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation
The ASPS designates this enduring material for a maximum of1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) requires all faculty, authors, planners, reviewers, managers, staff and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships or affiliations. All identified conflicts of interest must be resolved and the educational content thoroughly vetted by ASPS for fair balance, scientific objectivity and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. The ASPS also requires faculty/authors to disclose when off-label/unapproved uses of a product are discussed in a CME activity or included in related materials.

Disclaimer: All relevant financial relationships for planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) are reviewed by the ASPS Continuing Education Committee and have been mitigated, if applicable.

The following planners/faculty members/reviewers have no relevant financial relationships or affiliations to disclose:
Dr. Josef Hadeed, Dr. Kent Higdon, Dr. Daniel Krochmal

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM: 1
Patient Safety Credit: 1
Media: Audio clip, PDF material
Release Date: 1/15/20
Expiration Date: 2/1/23
Estimated time to complete this course: 1 hour

*Course access ends on course expiration date

Directly provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

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