Legal Perspectives on Pressure Injuries - 1.0 Credit

Legal Perspective on Pressure Injuries

Presented by: The Florida Professional Liability Self-Insurance Programs
 

Disclosure Statement: The Florida Professional Liability Self-Insurance Program has disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships.  No one else in a position to control content has any financial relationships to disclose.

Requirements for Successful Completion: This CME activity consists of an educational component (slides, audio/online lecture) which is followed by an online post-test.  Certificates are awarded upon successful completion (80% proficiency) of the post-test.  In order to receive credit, participants must view the presentation in its entirety

Release Date: 07/01/2021

Expiration Date: 12/31/2023

Target Audience: Physicians, Specialty Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, Physicians Assistants, Residents, APRN’s, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses.

Learning Objectives: As a result of the participation in this activity, participants should be able to: 
1. Describe the medical-legal environment surrounding pressure ulcer issues.

2. Discuss how breakdowns in recognized practices can have negative legal ramifications.

3. Improve communication and documentation to better demonstrate good patient care and serve as “pre-emptive legal medicine”.

4. Apply a multidisciplinary approach to the provision of pressure ulcer care.

5. Recognize the current medical thinking and federal requirements that pressure ulcers are a medical diagnosis.

CME Advisory Committee Disclosure: 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.

Accreditation: 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: The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Approved for by the Florida Board of Nursing as satisfying, 1.0 contact hours, licensure requirement.  Course participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Contact: If you have any questions please feel free to contact SIPHELP at (352) 273-7006 or at SIPHELP@ad.ufl.edu.

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