Fundamentals of Patient Safety

Patient safety is a fundamental part of good healthcare, but most clinicians receive very little training in this topic. This course aims to give a broad introduction to this subject with an emphasis on explaining vocabulary that is shared across health care systems. At the completion of this course, the learner will have a strong foundation from which to explore self-education in patient safety topics specific to their own work. Clinicians will learn key patient safety concepts from this course and understand how these concepts apply to real-world situations.

Syllabus and instructor information

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1. Define common terminology used when discussing improvements in patient safety.
2. Offer illustrative examples of patient safety ideas in action.
3. Apply key patient safety concepts to real-world scenarios.

The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of Florida College of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control a CME activity's content, including faculty, planners, reviewers, and/or others, must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Jodian Blake, MPH
QPSi Assistant Director, Health Care Workforce Development
University of Florida

Activity Administrator

Nothing to disclose

Francois Modave, PhD

Co-Director

Consulting Fee-Genzyme Corporation (Relationship has ended)

Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Florida

Course Director

Grant or research support-Naveris|Grant or research support-Novartis Corporation Pharmaceuticals|Grant or research support-Merck (Relationship has ended)|Employment-Medscape (Relationship has ended)