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0941_PAMF_Closing the Gap: What Primary Care Malpractice Cases Teach us about Quality_Live- 5:30pm Session

April 29, 2026

Description: 

This course is part of the risk education series. This series focuses on improving informed consent documentation and surgical practices to enhance patient safety and reduce the risk of legal issues. It covers key strategies for informed consent conversations and helping clinicians avoid potential lawsuits and ensure optimal patient care outcomes. This specific session will help providers better understand the clinical, communication, and system-related factors that contribute to malpractice risk, identify gaps in decision-making and documentation processes, and recognize common failures that can lead to litigation.

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)/Cultural or Linguistic Considerations:

  • La Russa, R., Viola, R. V., D'Errico, S., Aromatario, M., Maiese, A., Anibaldi, P., Napoli, C., Frati, P., & Fineschi, V. (2021). Analysis of Inadequacies in Hospital Care through Medical Liability Litigation. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(7), 3425. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073425
  • Thomas, A. D., Pandit, C., & Krevat, S. A. (2023). Race Differences in a Malpractice Event Database in a Large Healthcare System. Journal of patient safety, 19(2), 67–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/PTS.0000000000001090                                                      

Target Audience

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

1. Identify common clinical, communication and system factors that contribute to medical malpractice cases

2. Formulate breakdowns in clinical decision-making, documentation and care processes that contribute to litigation.

3. Identify key clinical and system failure that contributed to litigation

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

     

  • 1.00 CA BRN

    Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
    This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 IPCE

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

     

Course opens: 
04/29/2026
Course expires: 
05/29/2026
Event starts: 
04/29/2026 - 5:30pm PDT
Event ends: 
04/29/2026 - 6:30pm PDT
Rating: 
0

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, 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.

Credit Designation Statement

Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians and 1.00 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note to Other Disciplines: Non-Physician Participation Credit (AKA - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™) Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

     

  • 1.00 CA BRN

    Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
    This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 IPCE

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

     

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