Page 3 - OB Risks - Delivering the Goods (Part One)

Faculty and Authors

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

Loomis, RN, JD, AVP, Risk Education Program Development; Jeff
Woods, JD, Director of Risk Education Program Development.

Reviewed by Michael McAdoo MD, on September 21, 2020.

Overview
This course will examine the most frequent errors that either cause

or contribute to an obstetrics-related malpractice claim, or make a
claim less defensible. Topics include risk issues in documentation,

communication, and systems failures, and will examine some of
the most frequent areas of OB practice where claims occur. The

course will suggest key points to avoid these errors and improve
patient safety. And, where possible, the course will incorporate

checklists and guidelines developed by professional societies
and organizations.

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Recognize the most common risk management issues

associated with the practice of obstetrics

2. List risks of poor communication, documentation, and

system failures

3. Identify the most common areas of obstetric practice where

claims occur