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ForwardUPMC Office of Advanced Practice Providers' Fourteenth Annual Fall CME Conference
Target Audience
Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
CNM
CRNA
Learning Objectives
Differentiate civil liability, regulatory exposure, and professional disciplinary risk as they apply to advanced practice providers across common clinical practice settings.
Identify high-risk clinical and operational scenarios that increase the likelihood of malpractice claims, regulatory investigation, or organizational liability.
Apply evidence-informed documentation practices that clearly support clinical reasoning, informed consent, communication, follow-up planning, and continuity of care.
Develop practical risk-reduction strategies for managing scope-of-practice concerns, supervision or collaboration requirements, patient complaints, adverse events, and potential litigation.
Course summary
- 4.50 AAPA Category I CME
- 4.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 4.50 Attendance
Program Agenda Draft:
8-815am: opening remarks by Ben Reynolds, MSPAS, PA-C
815-915: Jennnifer Kirschler: documentation pitfalls and risks
915-1015: Christine Miller : the adverse event — what to say and do
1015-1030: BREAK
1030-1130: Mike Feeney: when the patient or family hires an attorney — what happens next
1130-1230p: Christine Miller and Mike Feeney: life after litigation, mediation, or a case-based discussion
1230-1245: review and evaluation
1245: adjournment
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 Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.50 contact hour.
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
- 4.50 AAPA Category I CME
- 4.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 4.50 Attendance