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C-Section: Communication and Documentation Failures in Labor and Delivery
This case involves a woman with a pregnancy in 40.6 weeks gestation admitted in labor. Misinterpretation of the fetal heart strips, failure to appreciate acceptable standards of care, lack of appropriate communication, and failure to document are evident in the chart. What went wrong? In this Risk Management Radio Podcast sponsored by PPIC, Deborah Price, [...]
4Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Informed Consent
An otherwise healthy woman underwent arthroscopic bone spur removal surgery after a fall at her home. She signed a consent form for the bone spur removal. During the procedure, the surgeon discovered a previously undetected tear in the rotator cuff and obtained consent from the patient’s spouse to repair it. What are the three requirements [...]
3Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Diabetic Ketoacidosis, A Closed Claim Review
How did poor handoffs and bad communication contribute to a woman with diabetic ketoacidosis, dying 10 hours after arriving at the Emergency Department? In this Risk Management Radio Podcast sponsored by PPIC, Deborah Price, RN, MSN, PhD, Director of Risk Management and Tricia Bliujus, RN, BSN, MHA, CHPN, CCM, Claims Analyst/Risk Consultant discuss the case [...]
3Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Disaster Planning, Implementation and Recovery
On this edition of Surgery ICU Rounds, Dr. Jeffrey Guy, Associate Professor of Surgery and Director at the Vanderbilt Regional Burn Center takes up the topic of disaster planning, implementation and recovery. Case in point: hurricane evacuations. One of the foremost experts with first-hand experience joins us: Dr. Norman E. McSwain, Jr., professor and Vice [...]
20Oct2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Impact of ATLS in Global Trauma Care
Host, Dr. Jeffrey Guy, Trauma Surgeon and Director at the Vanderbilt Regional Burn Center talks about the impact of Advanced Trauma Life Support( ATLS) in global trauma care with Will Chapleau, manager of the Advanced Trauma Life Support Program for the American College of Surgeons. They will discuss the impact that ATLS has worldwide, what [...]
14Aug2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Research Race to Beat Alzheimers
Alzheimers disease is nearing a public emergency with almost 13 million affected. What’s being talked about in the medical community about treatment and new drugs? Join Neurologist, Dr. Lorne Direnfeld hosting this podcast with guest, Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry and the Director of the Mary S Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease [...]
7Jul2008 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Why Neurology?
Why Neurology? What drives the physician to specialize in this field? Join Dr. Lorne Direnfeld as he hosts the first in a series of podcasts highlighting personal profiles of prominent neurologists. His special guest is Dr. John Noseworthy, editor in chief of the journal, Neurology and former professor and chair of the department of Neurology [...]
1Jul2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Fluid Resuscitation
Host, Dr. Jeffrey Guy, Trauma Surgeon and Director at the Vanderbilt Regional Burn Center talks about changes in fluid & blood resuscitation in the critically ill patient with Dr. Bryan Cotton, specialist in emergency general surgery, trauma surgery and surgical critical care. What are we doing right and what can we do better? And hear [...]
29Apr2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
