Description
It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of patients die each year due to medical errors. Effective graduate and continuing medical education are crucial to ensure the safety and quality of patient care. Since 2019, the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT) has participated in the Program Directors in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement (PDPQ) Educators Network, a national collaborative effort to enhance the patient safety (PS) and quality improvement (QI) curricula and learning experiences for residency and fellowship training programs in many medical specialties including psychiatry. The PDPQ areas of focus are stakeholder engagement, faculty development, curriculum development, and curriculum/learner assessment. In this session, presenters will describe the PDPQ, the diversity in location and size of psychiatry training programs that have participated to date, how dozens of psychiatry faculty and trainees have been trained to improve PS/QI curriculum from PDPQ, and how these PDPQ graduates continue to collaborate via distance learning in a monthly Psychiatry Open Forum. This Psychiatry Open Forum will be modeled for session participants, and participants will be engaged in the process which involves case/problem presentation, soliciting clarifying questions, and group/collaborative brainstorming, problem-solving, and sharing of experiences and expertise. The session leaders will solicit feedback on the Psychiatry Open Forum and interest in future participation. The model of Psychiatry Open Forum will be proposed as an example and inspiration for how psychiatry and education organizations can collaborate not just for PS/QI education but for other areas of focus with emerging best practices.
Format
Recorded webinar.
This content was recorded during the APA 2023 Annual Meeting.
Learning Objectives
- Review training and practice gaps in patient safety and quality care.
- Describe the Program Directors in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement (PDPQ) Educators Network and its role in faculty development.
- Collaborate and connect with colleagues in a Psychiatry Open Forum to share and solve problems related to patient safety and quality improvement in educational and daily clinical practice.
- Recognize the power of distance learning to facilitate development of standardized curricula for trainees and practicing psychiatrists.
- Discuss how organizations like AADPRT, ACGME, and APA collaborate to drive the future of innovation in patient safety and quality improvement in psychiatry and psychiatric training
Target Audience
Residents/Fellows, Psychiatrists, Psychologists
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.25 hours
Program Start Date: May 1, 2025
Program End Date: May 1, 2028
How to Earn Credit
Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may do so after completing all sections of the course including the evaluation. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians) or certificate of participation (non-physicians) showing the completion date and hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, the American Psychiatric Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The APA designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty and Planner Disclosures
The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity — including faculty, planners, reviewers or others — are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Instructors
- Jacqueline Hobbs, MD, PhD
- Jose Arriola Vigo, MD, MPH
- Erick Cheung, MD
- Molly Finnerty, MD
Planners
- Vishal Madaan, MD, Chief of Education and Deputy Medical Director at the American Psychiatric Association.
Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities
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Technical Requirements
This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using any of the following:
- The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
- Internet Explorer 11+
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Optimal System Configuration:
- Browser: Google Chrome (latest and 2nd latest version), Safari (latest and 2nd latest version), Internet Explorer 11.0+, Firefox (latest and 2nd latest version), or Microsoft Edge (latest and 2nd latest version)
- Operating System: Windows versions 8.1+, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) +, Android (latest and 2nd latest version), or iOS/iPad OS (latest and 2nd latest version)
- Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher
Minimum Requirements:
- Windows PC: Windows 8.1 or higher; 1 GB (for 32-bit)/2 GB (for 64-bit) or higher RAM; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
- Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher with latest updates installed; Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor; 512 MB or higher RAM; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
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