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Aug 17, 2017
CRICO Insights: August 2017
Focus Areas for 2018 Patient Safety Grants
| 1. |              Diagnosis  |         
| 2. |              Performance of Medical Procedures  |         
| 3. |              Nursing  |         
| 4. |              Obstetrics  |         
| 5. |              Surgery  |         
| 6. |              Emerging Risks  |         
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 Preparing for a Deposition Are you ready for a deposition? CRICO has advice for expert witnesses, defendants, and others facing this serious interaction with the legal system. We've got you covered...  |         
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 What’s My Risk? How does your specialty’s medmal experience compare to that of others? What can you do to minimize risk—for yourself and your patients?” Get the whole story...  |         
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 Is My Patient’s History Up to Date? Failure to appreciate a patient’s history and symptoms can contribute to a missed or delayed diagnosis. Seems obvious, so why does it happen? What can you do to avoid this pitfall?  |         
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 Opioids for Pain Resulted in Suicide, Settlement Dr. Joseph Audette, Chief of Pain Management at Atrius Health, discusses how to evaluate a patient’s history when prescribing mood-affecting drugs. How did a hx of suicidality get overlooked?  |         
|              Diagnostic Error in Medicine, 10th International Conference October 8-10, 2017, Boston Marriott Newton. This year, the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) explores ways to improve diagnostic reliability with a specific focus on the importance of multi-disciplinary perspectives and teamwork. Register via SIDM...  |         


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