Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

1. Discuss a case of a missed or delayed diagnosis resulting in patient morbidity or mortality.
2. Identify systems-related causes of the error(s) in the case.
3. Identify cognitive causes of the error(s) in the case.
4. Discuss methods of preventing similar errors in the future.

Faculty

Harry S. Hoar, III , MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Physician
Baystate Medical Center 

Veronica Alix, MD
Chief Resident
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Physician
Baystate Medical Center 

Taylor Koerner, MD
Chief Resident
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Physician
Baystate Medical Center 

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.