■ Physician-team:
Leveraging the power of collaboration to foster safe care
Interprofessional communication in obstetrics
Fostering team communication and
cross-monitoring
15 minutes
Published: December 2021
Learning objectives
Upon completion, you will be able to:
- Describe ways that a healthcare team can improve awareness of potentially harmful situations.
- Explain how cross-monitoring between colleagues can promote patient safety.
- Recognize speaking up behavior, and how it can be improved, to help prevent patient safety incidents.
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Accreditation
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CMPA. You may claim a maximum of 0.5 hour (credits are automatically calculated).
The College of Family Physicians Canada (CFPC)
This 2-credit-per-hour Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 1.0 Mainpro+ credit.
Disclosure
Scientific Planning Committee: Ms. Erica Battram1, Dr. Élisabeth Boileau1, Dr. Eileen Bridges1, Dr. Evelyn Constantin1, Dr. Christine De Maria1, Dr. Henriette Fortin1, Dr. Liisa Honey1, Dr. Cheryl Hunchak1, Dr. Shirley Lee1, Dr. Katherine Larivière1, Dr. Tino Piscione1, Dr. Richard Mimeault1, Dr. Heather Murray1, Dr. Lisa Thurgur1, Ms. Élisabeth Normand1
Employees of: 1. Paid employee of the CMPA
Conflict of Interest: The members of the Scientific Planning Committee have no financial or professional affiliation with any organization that can be perceived as a conflict of interest in the context of this online program.
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