Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1.  Analyze root causes that may have contributed to the failures. 
2.  Open discussion and transparent culture for healthcare quality and patient safety.
3.  Develop and improve processes/workflow and reduce errors or the potential for errors in pathology.
4.  Evaluate adverse events or near misses thoroughly and honestly.
5.  Formulate a follow-up plan to affect changes in physician behaviors, systems, or processes.
6.  Identify approaches to address the existing problems to reduce risk and improve patient safety.

Faculty

John Hunt, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Physician
Baystate Medical Center 
 

Rahul Jawale, MD
 

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.