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CME: Disaster preparedness for physician practices; Risk management's "greatest hits"; Perforation of sinus; Failure to stabilize a wrist fracture
CME: Avoiding common documentation errors; An introduction to AI-assisted documentation tools; Failure to document anesthesia care in an office setting; Failure to diagnose fecal impaction
2-hour CME: Exploring shared decision-making: How to partner with patients in making treatment decisions; Claims by specialty: MPL Association's 2017-2021 national closed claim data
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2-hour CME: Maternal mortality and morbidity; Case study: Failure to obtain preoperative imaging; Case study: Failure to treat deep vein thrombosis associated with extreme obesity
CME: Physician wellness: Mental health care is health care; Closed claim: Failure to diagnose impending stroke; Closed claim: Failure to properly monitor and treat a bariatric patient
CME: TMLT closed claims: Caring for trauma patients; How to leave or close a medical practice; Delayed response to intracranial hemorrhage; Failure to properly examine patient
CME: Caring for vulnerable patient populations; Closed claim: Wrong-site surgery of the spine; Closed claim: Unnecessary surgery and patient death
2-hour CME: Medical staff bylaws: What physicians really need to know: Combatting obesity bias in health care settings
CME (2-hour): Electronic medical records: A practical guide; Wearable health technology: Risks, rules, and defenses; Closed claim: Failure to monitor medication and order testing; Closed claim: Delay
CME: Prescribing anticoagulants; Claims by specialty: MPL Association's 2017-2019 national closed claim data; Failure to communicate and treat patient in a timely manner; Misdirected test results
CME: De-escalation of disruptive or angry patients; Lessons from the courthouse: High-risk informed consent issues; Failure to diagnose herniated disc
2-hour CME: Supervising advanced practice providers: Definitions, agreements, and delegation; Closed claim: Incorrect dose of warfarin; Closed claim: Failure to diagnose and treat an epidural abscess
CME: Vaccines: A practical guide for physicians; Introducing Corvus: Your new cyber security coverage; Failure to diagnose and treat Wernicke's encephalopathy; Improper performance and de-escalation
CME: Adult preventative care during COVID-19; Remote patient monitoring; Failure to communicate and to properly administer warfarin; Retained foreign body and alteration of medical record
2-hour CME: Infectious disease: A review of closed claim studies and liability issues; MPL Association Data Sharing Project: Sepsis-related claims; Risk management services
CME: Risks associated with medical spas; Failure to follow up and timely diagnose ectopic pregnancy; Delay in obtaining MRI
Closed claims: Documentation errors (2-hour CME); TMLT 2019 scholarship: Winning essay
Managing a practice: How to navigate hiring, paying, and terminating employees (2-hour CME); Claims by Specialty: MPL Association's 2006-2015 national closed claim data; TMLT 2018 scholarship