UT Southwestern's Ethics Grand Rounds - "Responding to Medical Errors: Implementing the Modern Ethical Paradigm"

Speaker: Thomas H. Gallagher, M.D.

Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Medicine and Professor in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine

Abstract: Dramatic changes are underway around expectations for how healthcare organizations and providers should respond when patients are harmed by their healthcare. Historical efforts focused on the "disclosure" of errors to patients and perhaps making proactive offers of financial compensation have given way to comprehensive, principled, and systemic initiatives for responding to harm with accountability, compassion, and transparency. These initiatives, known as Communication and Resolution Programs (CRPs), are becoming much more widely adopted. Unfortunately, most suffer from highly inconsistent implementation that blunts their impact. This presentation will address the ethical underpinnings of CRPs, lessons learned from CRP adoption across hundreds of organizations, key unanswered questions, and a vision for the future.

CME

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (including medical ethics and/or professional responsibility).

NCPD 

UT Southwestern Medical Center is accredited as a provider of nursing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity has been awarded 1.0 credit hour.

For additional information about this lecture, please refer to the announcement.

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