The goal of M and M conference is to provide a forum for staff and trainees to explore the management details of particular cases wherein morbidity and mortality occurred. In carefully reviewing the records and specifics of care, a primal goal of these sessions is to revisit errors to gain insight without blame or derision. Also, current literature is reviewed by participants of each session. This is a core requirement of all training programs under the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medic...

This activity is designed for Internal Medicine and all other specialties/fields. These lectures are a peer protected review of Department of Medicine cases related to morbidity or mortality and allow for improvement in practice patterns and care provided to patients in PAH. A primary goal of these sessions is to revisit errors to gain insight without blame or derision.

This conference will provide educational content related to quality improvement in healthcare and anesthesiology. Major themes include QI science, performance improvement science, feedback about safety events and implementation of best practices. We will review current departmental data and leverage the conference to amplify learning systems on transformation to a high reliability organization.

This is a recurring multi-disciplinary tumor board to review thyroid cancer and thyroid neoplasm cases and provide team-based management recommendations.

Using examples including organ transplantation and influenza, this course provides an overview of how clinicians and policymakers have approached the rationing of health care resources, as well as an ethical framework that can inform present and future rationing and resource allocation decisions. During the course, we delineate a system for ethically allocating resources based on 4 principles: Treating people equally. Favoring the worst off. Maximizing total benefits. Promoti...

The Division of Gastroenterology strives to provide its students, residents, fellows, PA's, faculty and non-faculty staff with the most up-to-date information about the practices of clinical gastroenterology and Hepatology. Clinical Case Conference is aimed at educating the GI clinical team on rare, complicated, or novel patient presentations, Endoscopy CQI is aimed at a higher level of case conferences.

Content Last Review Date: September 3, 2024Pennsylvania Substance Use Navigation Program Educational Modules for Implementing MOUD in Emergency Departments 1. Driving the Cultural Shift: Reducing Stigma in the Emergency Department (ED) Topics covered: a) EDs are an entry point to treatment b) Addiction is a treatable chronic condition c) Changing the thought process around MOUD in the ED and eliminating biases that may affect quality of care d) Review screening opportunities 2. Harm Reduction...

As death rates from opioids continue to climb one of the more important tools to manage opioid use disorder (OUD) is proper opioid stewardship.  The presenter will discuss the effect of OUD and how prescribers opioids can affect a change.

For a list of Penn Medicine DEA-Required Opioid Training activities, click here.Q. Why do we have to complete this trainingA. On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 enacted a new one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.  Below is information on this new requirement.Q. When does the new...

Last Reviewed Date: March 4, 2024THERE IS NO FEE TO REGISTER FOR THIS ACTIVITY, HOWEVER REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.IF YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED CREDIT FOR THIS ACTIVITY, CREDIT CAN NOT BE RE-ISSUED. The Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and faculty experts from Penn Medicine are offering an education curriculum for prescribers on best practices for using the PDMP and on how to address substance use disorder with patients. We invite you to view these ...