Defending the Specialty: Collaborative Patient Safety Principles
Course Description:
Through an analysis of closed OMSNIC medical professional liability claims , this course will provide strategies and resources to reduce risk in the oral and maxillofacial surgery practice and improve defensibility in oral surgery related professional liability claims. Closed claim topics will include alveolar surgery, implants and those procedures involving advanced anesthesia. Risk management topics include documentation, communication, informed consent, and patient selection. There are no prerequisites.
Course Objectives:
• Identify common medical professional liability risks specific to oral and maxillofacial surgeons.
• Formulate policies and procedures to assist in improving patient safety and the defensibility of a potential claim. • Relate communication and documentation strategies to support patient safety.
• Discuss current and emerging trends related to risk management in the oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty