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The medical provider oath of do no harm is one that provider’s take personally and intertwines into their life and professional practice. Unfortunately, adverse events happen, and various research articles suggest that over 98,000 medical errors occur annually which results in harm to patients. These errors have significant negative effects both for the patient, family members, providers, and the medical profession. This advanced level training designed to define what a medical error is, the federal and Florida state laws related to medical errors, a few of the most common medical and behavioral health medical errors, psychological consequences of medical errors, and prevention strategies.  This two-hour course is designed to satisfy the requirements for Florida Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapist, and Mental Health Counselors.

Please review the course materials prior to purchasing the course. Often, individuals will print a copy of the course worksheet to complete while they read the course text. Once you are ready to complete the course, please enroll in the course and complete the course requirements, including the course post-test and course survey. You will receive your certificate automatically for printing or downloading after achieving an 80% or higher on the post-test and completing the course survey.  

Preventing Medical Errors 2022 Course Text.pdf

Preventing Medical Errors 2022 Course Worksheet.pdf

Course Author:  Bryan Glazier, PhD, LMFT, LMHC 

Course Time/Location:  Course Hours, (Anytime: web-based home study)

Course Text: Preventing Medical Errors 2022

Learning Objectives:

Through the completion of this course, learners will gain awareness of what is a medical error is, the federal and Florida state laws related to medical errors, a few of the most common medical and behavioral health medical errors, psychological consequences of medical errors, and prevention strategies:

1. Define what a “medical error” is.
2. Identify federal and state laws related to medical errors.
3. Discuss a few common medical errors in the medical and behavioral health professions.
4. Explore the psychological consequences of medical errors
5. Review proposed strategies to reduce the occurrence of medical errors.

Course Syllabus:

1. Preventing Medical Errors
   1. Introduction
2. Defining Medical Errors
3. Federal and State Law(s) regarding Medical Errors
   1. Federal
   2. Florida
   3.  State
4. Telehealth& Teletherapy
   1. History of Telehealth & Teletherapy
   2. Efficacy of Teletherapy
   3. Ethics of Teletherapy
   4. Laws of Teletherapy
   5. Medical Errors Risk in Teletherapy
5. Common Types of Medical Errors
   1. Medication Errors
   2. Suicide Risk 
   3. Misdiagnosis of Medical Condition as Psychological
   4. Failure to Report Abuse/Neglect
6. Psychological Consequences of Medical Errors
7. Strategies to Prevent Medical Errors
   1. Root Cause Analysis
   2. Suicide Risk Assessment
   3. Facility and Practitioner Processes
   4. Training and Education
8. Conclusion