What My Mistakes Taught Me 2021

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, you be able to:
– Identify heuristics that influence clinical decision making
– Discuss how reviewing mistakes and errors can positively enhance clinical skills
– Explain how recognition of mistakes can help with strategies to prevent similar mistakes in the future
– Describe how clinical successes and failures can provide important lessons for clinical decision making
– Recognize how to analyze one’s own experiences as a source of continuing medical education
– Use principles of cognitive psychology to understand the diagnostic process

Intended Audience

This educational activity is designed for all generalists and specialists interested in learning what physicians from different areas of medicine and surgery have learned from problems, mistakes, and errors in clinical practice.

TOPICS / SPEAKERS

Overview of Diagnostic Errors in Clinical Practice – In Pursuit of Diagnostic Excellence