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Florida Mandatory: Medical Errors for Florida Healthcare Professionals
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Course Description
This two-hour continuing education course fulfills Florida’s state requirement for medical error prevention training.
Designed for healthcare professionals, it offers a comprehensive, systems-based review of patient safety principles, error classification, and Florida’s legislative and regulatory framework. Participants will explore key concepts such as the Swiss Cheese Model, Just Culture, Root Cause Analysis, and human factors engineering. The course emphasizes practical tools, including SBAR communication, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and strategies for managing high-alert and LASA medications. Learners will also examine Florida’s most commonly misdiagnosed conditions and review case studies highlighting error prevention across allied health, occupational therapy, and physical therapy settings. By applying evidence-based strategies and real-world examples, participants will enhance patient safety, reduce medical errors, and improve outcomes in diverse clinical environments.
Florida Mandatory: Medical Errors for Florida Healthcare Professionals
Additional Course Details
0:00 - Introduction and Learning Objectives
1:34 - Patient Safety Imperative
7:19 - Florida's Legislative Response
10:15 - Systems-Based Approach to Medical Errors
13:16 - Swiss Cheese Model of Accident Causation
17:20 - Human Factors Engineering
20:00 - Root Cause Analysis
25:28 - Tools for Root Cause Analysis
31:51 - Building a Resilient Culture of Safety
34:46 - Just Culture Framework
37:11 - Leadership and Psychological Safety
40:31 - High-Reliability Communication and Teamwork
44:10 - Clinical Documentation and Safety
46:29 - Medication and Diagnostic Errors
49:15 - Managing High-Alert and LASA Medications
52:55 - Florida's Most Misdiagnosed Conditions
55:23 - Oncology and Gastroenterology Misdiagnoses
58:27 - Cardiology and Neurology Misdiagnoses
61:00 - Reporting, Disclosure, and Professional Responsibility
64:47 - Florida's Regulatory Process
66:41 - Clinical Case Studies in Error Prevention
102:25 - Allied Health Professionals and Medication Error Prevention
105:42 - Therapy Contraindications and Medication Side Effects
109:04 - Case Studies in OT and PT Errors
112:58 - Conclusion
124:39 - End
- Differentiate active errors vs latent conditions (Swiss Cheese Model)
- Compare Just Culture vs. blame culture
- Identify key RCA investigation steps
- Apply SBAR communication tool
- Select the strongest error-reduction strategies (Action Hierarchy)
- Recognize safety precautions for high-alert and LASA medications.
- Identify Florida's five most misdiagnosed conditions.
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial – Anne Osborn, PT, MPT is the member manager of Ridley Learning. She receives compensation for the authorship of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
Intermediate
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