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Faculty and Authors

This course was developed by SVMIC’s Risk Education and
Evaluation Department: Shelly Weatherly, JD, VP; Julie Loomis,

RN, JD, AVP; Jeff Woods, JD, Director.

Overview

The purpose of this course is to provide guidance regarding
the most common risk management issues associated with

surgical practice (apart from technique or medical judgment).

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Recognize the most common risk management issues

associated with surgical practice.

2. List risks of poor communication, documentation,
diagnostic errors, and other factors that make a claim or

lawsuit indefensible.

3. Identify risk management strategies to reduce risk and

improve patient safety including timeout.