Navigating the Maze of Malpractice Risks:
Let Risk Management Lead the Way
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 PRMS presents Navigating the Maze of Malpractice Risks:
Let Risk Management Lead the Way - a full-day seminar targeting the highest-risk activities of psychiatric practice as well as answering the most frequently asked risk management questions.
Participants in The Psychiatrists’ Program can attend this seminar at NO CHARGE. Other registration options are detailed below.
In addition, participants are eligible to receive a 5% premium credit towards their insurance premium through The Psychiatrists’ Program. (Please note: Due to New York State regulations, the 5% premium credit is not available to doctors practicing in New York State.)
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Seminar Dates and Locations
• Registration
• Premium Credit
• Intended Audience
• Program Overview
• Objectives
• Agenda
• Planners and Faculty
• CME/CE Information
| REGISTRATION |
We offer two methods of registration, standard registration and complimentary registration for participants of The Psychiatrists' Program. If you are not yet a participant of The Program, learn more about valuable benefits of participation.)
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Access the standard registration page for The Risk Management Puzzle seminar. Residents and Early Career Psychiatrists receive special rates!
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Log into For Participants Only to access your . You are also eligible to receive a 5% premium discount!
(Please note: Due to New York State regulations, the 5% premium credit is not available to doctors practicing in New York State.) |
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| SEMINAR
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Marriott Charlotte City Center
100 West Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Hotel phone: 704-333-9000
Hotel website
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| REGISTER |
We offer two methods of registration, standard registration and complimentary registration for participants of The Psychiatrists' Program. If you are not yet a participant of The Program, learn more about valuable benefits of participation.)
Registration includes:
- Seminar materials including articles, slides and reference materials
- Continental breakfast, lunch and breaks
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| PREMIUM CREDIT |
As a benefit of participation in The Psychiatrists’ Program, attendees of this seminar are eligible to receive a 5% rate reduction on their Program insurance premium.
Please note: This program does not meet New York State requirements. Psychiatrists practicing in New York are required to complete a program approved by the New York State Insurance Department to receive the 5% credit. For information about risk management courses that meet New York State requirements please visit .www.psychprogram.com. |
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| INTENDED
AUDIENCE |
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of psychiatrists and other behavioral healthcare clinicians in clinical practice.
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Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. (PRMS, Inc.) has identified the following areas of need for psychiatrists and other behavioral healthcare professionals: working with patient with suicidal behaviors; addressing complex breach of confidentiality issues; prescribing psychotropic medication; awareness of new guidelines regarding restraint and seclusion; managing and using electronic patient information; and appropriately disclosing adverse events. |
| OBJECTIVES |
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
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Identify and incorporate a formal suicide assessment tool into clinical practice |
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Document initial and on-going patient suicide assessment and clinical basis for treatment plan |
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Understand the relevance of HIPAA to the participant’s practice |
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Identify five key elements which should be included in a specific, formal monitoring system for prescribed medications |
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Identify two resources for staying up-to-date with medication safety issues |
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Demonstrate increased knowledge of new strategies and procedures for decreasing the use of seclusion and restraint |
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Demonstrate increased awareness of relevant guidelines for restraint and seclusion |
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Know the common terminology of ePHI |
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Demonstrate increased understanding of evidentiary implications regarding ePHI |
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Understand the therapeutic and clinical bases for disclosing adverse events |
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Demonstrate increased understanding of the relationship between disclosing adverse events and litigation |
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8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration |
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9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Treating Patients With Suicidal Behaviors:
The Importance of Assessment and
Documentation |
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10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Electronic Patient Information: Leaping into the Unknown |
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11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Break |
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11:15 - 12:15 p.m. Confidentiality: Beyond the Basics |
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12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch (provided) |
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1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Disclosing Adverse Events: Communication is Key |
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2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Prescribing Psychotropic Medications: Staying Focused Amidst the Frenzy |
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3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break |
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3:15 - 4:30 p.m. Seclusion & Restraint 2008: Where Do We Go From Here? |
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4:30 - 4:45 p.m.: Q&A |
| PLANNERS AND FACULTY |
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Kim Masters, MD – Medical Director, Three Rivers Midlands Campus RTC; Assistant Clinical Professor, College of Health Professions Medical University of South Carolina
Samuel H. Poole, Jr., Esq. – Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, LLP
Jacqueline M. Melonas, RN, MS, JD – Vice President, Risk Management, PRMS, Inc.
Donna L. Vanderpool, MBA, JD – Assistant Vice President, Risk Management, PRMS, Inc.
Marynell Hinton, MA, ARM – Senior Risk Manager, PRMS, Inc.
Charles D. Cash, JD, LLM – Senior Risk Manager, PRMS, Inc.
Denita Neal, JD – Risk Manager, PRMS, Inc.
Harland Westgate, JD – Risk Manager, PRMS, Inc.
For further bio information, please visit http://www.psychprogram.com//FPO/rm_staff.aspx.
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| PREMIUM
CREDIT |
As a benefit of participation in The Psychiatrists’ Program, attendees of this seminar are eligible to receive a 5% rate reduction on their Program insurance premium.
Please note: This program does not meet New York State requirements. Psychiatrists practicing in New York are required to complete a program approved by the New York State Insurance Department to receive the 5% credit. For information about risk management courses that meet New York State requirements please visit .www.psychprogram.com. |
| CME/CE INFORMATION |
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CME Information:ACCREDITATION: Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. (PRMS, Inc.) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation: Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. (PRMS, Inc.) designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Statement of Continuing Education for Psychologists:
Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 6.0 CE Hours/Credits.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest:
The following planners/faculty reported the following financial relationships to products or devices that they have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity.
Kim Masters, MD:
Dr. Masters has no disclosures.
Samuel H. Poole, Jr., Esq:
Mr. Poole is a member of the PRMS, Inc. defense panel counsel.
Jacqueline M. Melonas, RN, MS, JD:
Ms. Melonas is a full-time employee of PRMS, Inc.
Donna L. Vanderpool, MBA, JD:
Ms. Vanderpool is a full-time employee of PRMS, Inc.
Marynell Hinton, MA, ARM:
Ms. Hinton is a full-time employee of PRMS, Inc.
Charles D. Cash, LLM, JD:
Mr. Cash is a full-time employee of PRMS, Inc.
Denita Neal, JD:
Ms. Neal is a full-time employee of PRMS, Inc.
Harland Westgate, JD:
Mr. Westgate is a full-time employee of PRMS, Inc.
PRMS, Inc. contracts with Eli Lilly and Company to provide risk management content related to the management of medical malpractice liability. Eli Lilly and Company provided no commercial support for this CME activity.
Method of Participation*
Physicians must attend the in-person activity and complete an evaluation form. Certificates will be provided to participants upon completion of the activity and receipt of the evaluation form.
Estimated Time to Complete:
6:15 hours
Disclosure of Off-label Use:
This CME activity will not include any discussion of off-label uses of drugs.
Disclaimer: The law is not static, neither is its interpretation. Additional state or federal statutes, cases, rules, or regulations may apply or influence a specific matter. The information provided is intended to refer to risk management concerns and options only. It is not to be construed as legal advice and should not be maintained as any part of a patient’s record.
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*NOTE: This educational activity does NOT meet the requirements for the New York State Excess Medical Malpractice Risk Management Program or the New York State Premium Credit Risk Management Program.
Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be issued for cancellations received 10 days prior to the seminar date, less a $25 service charge. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received less than 10 days prior to the seminar date. PRMS reserves the right to cancel any seminar; in such event, registrants will receive a full refund of the paid registration fees. PRMS will not be responsible for any travel expenses or other costs incurred by registrants.
Special Needs: If you require any special services to accommodate a disability, please call (800) 245-3333, ext. 347 at least 15 days prior to the event.
Meals: Continental breakfast and lunch will be included.
Parking: Parking information is available on the Charlotte Marriott website. Parking is at the attendee’s own expense.
Presented by Professional Risk Management Services, Inc.
(In California, d/b/a Transatlantic Professional Risk Management and Insurance Services)
Copyright 2008 PRMS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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