PPMC Medicine Morbidity and Mortality Conference 2025-2026

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RSSAAPACMECNESafetyPSRM - Patient Safety/Risk Management

Occurs every 2 months on the 3rd Tuesday starting on 3/18/2025 at 12:00 PM
Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Online, PPMC, Gardner Conference Room Wright-Saunders 128, Philadelphia, PA

Department of Medicine faculty and trainees review cases where morbidity and/or mortality occurred. These include all "Below Expected Risk" deaths and cases that highlight important clinical and system topics. Lead by the PPMC's Patient Safety Officer, Hospitalist leadership and the Chief Resident, cases are presented critical audience with a goal of minimizing preventable death and morbidity.

1. Discuss the utility of Patient Safety Net, which cases to file, what information to include and have confidence in the system’s response to entries.
2. Discuss the Root Cause Analyses process, especially how countermeasures are developed and how the department plans to implement them.
3. Discuss safety science and HRO principles to employ daily in their work (i.e., Just Culture) but also describe difficult cases encountered by colleagues.

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine 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.  

Designation of Credit
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 1.00 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

Nurses: This program provides 1.00 NCPD Hours.

ABS MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn 1.00 credits toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (1.00 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (1.00 hours), Patient Safety/Risk Management PSRM (1.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Penn Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.

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6/10/2025 12:00:00 PM	PPMC Medicine Morbidity and Mortality Conference 2025-2026 - 6/10/2025 6/10/2025 12:00:00 PM 6/10/2025 1:00:00 PM 15 False MM/DD/YYYY	PPMC Medicine Morbidity and Mortality Conference 2025-2026 - 6/10/2025 Department of Medicine faculty and trainees review cases where morbidity and/or mortality occurred. These include all "Below Expected Risk" deaths and cases that highlight important clinical and system topics. Lead by the PPMC's Patient Safety Officer, Hospitalist leadership and the Chief Resident, cases are presented critical audience with a goal of minimizing preventable death and morbidity. Objective(s): Location: Online, PPMC, Gardner Conference Room Wright-Saunders 128 Specialties: INTERNAL MEDICINE - Adolescent Medicine, ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Hematology, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Gastroenterology, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Geriatric Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Infectious Disease, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Cardiovascular Disease, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Critical Care Medicine Faculty Disclosures: Martin S Bohnenkamp, MD (Nothing to disclose - 02/06/2025) Felicia R D'souza, MD (Nothing to disclose - 09/19/2024) Download Handout Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (1.00 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (1.00 hours), Patient Safety/Risk Management PSRM (1.00 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (1.00 hours) Specialties: ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Adolescent Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Cardiovascular Disease, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Critical Care Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Gastroenterology, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Geriatric Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Hematology, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Infectious Disease