Horty Springer March Grand Rounds: Back to the Basics – The Progressive Steps Continuum 3.7.23

March 7, 2023

Target Audience

Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Pharmacist
Pharmacy Technician
Physician
Physician Assistant
Psychologist

Learning Objectives

 

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this audio conference, participants should be able to:

1. Identify common peer review practices that are legally risky and/or ineffective and fashion solutions to eliminate such practices from the existing peer review process

2. Identify collegial, non-disciplinary methods for managing peer review issues that confront them in their roles as physician leaders

3. Appropriately incorporate checks and balances into the peer review process in order to address common challenges, such as inconsistencies in reviews, follow-up failures, and inefficiencies in the peer review process

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
02/01/2023
Course expires: 
06/29/2023
Event starts: 
03/07/2023 - 9:00am EST
Event ends: 
03/07/2023 - 10:00am EST
Rating: 
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Topics: 
If there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that every community and every hospital needs more 
clinicians, not less. For that reason – and many others – it is essential that the peer review process 
do more than pass judgment on the care provided by physicians and other practitioners. Peer 
review has to help all clinicians improve and must focus on offering the assistance that is necessary 
to keep providers within the community – and practicing – if at all possible. 
During the March installment of Grand Rounds, we will discuss a progressive steps approach to 
professional review that has been adopted by scores of Medical Staffs around the country. The 
nuts and bolts of a review process that focuses on retention and assistance, not judgment and 
exclusion, will be covered, including: 
 Graduated steps of the peer review continuum 
 Discipline as a last resort 
 The value of a central repository 
 Built-in triage 
 Transparency – and why it’s the key to success! 
 The value of clinical review forms 
 How multidisciplinary peer review committees work 
 

Disclaimer Statement

The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Phil Zarone, JD
Ian Donaldson, JD 

Faculty Disclosure

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

Accreditation and credit designation

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.

Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Healthcare Professionals

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
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