Content Areas (Codes):
The following Content Areas will be printed on the certificate for this course:
- Professionalism (including Ethics)
Course Learning Objectives:
- Describe nuances of communicating diagnostic imaging results to patients.
- Recognize how peer review and error disclosure are interconnected.
- Weigh risks and benefits of error disclosure in practice.
- Explain the rationale for direct radiologist-to-patient disclosure of radiological errors.
- Discuss how to avoid getting into a claim or lawsuit.
- Discuss the legal assessment of a missed finding.
- Discuss best practices to protect the peer review process.
This enduring material is estimated to take 1 hour to complete.
Online Course Start Date: 3/9/2018
End Date for CME Eligibility/Online Expiration Date: 3/8/2021
This educational activity was originally presented at the RSNA 2017 Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly. This course was sponsored by the RSNA Professionalism Committee.
Authors:
- Stephen D. Brown, MD
- Darlene King
- Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH
Disclosure Statements:
The ACCME requires that the RSNA, as an accredited provider of CME, disclose the relevant financial relationships of the planners, faculty, and any other individuals in a position to control content of this activity. If there is a relevant financial relationship that has been disclosed please find it below:
- Suhny Abbara, MD: Author, Reed Elsevier; Editor, Reed Elsevier; Institutional research agreement, Koninklijke Philips NV; Institutional research agreement, Siemens AG.
- David A. Bluemke, MD, PhD: Research agreement, Siemens AG; Research support, Siemens AG; Research agreement, Carestream Health, Inc; Research support, Carestream Health, Inc.
- William W. Boonn, MD: Officer, Nuance Communications, Inc; Shareholder, Nuance Communications, Inc.
- William G. Bradley JR, MD, PhD: Officer, CureMetrix, Inc.
- Kristy K. Brock, PhD: License agreement, RaySearch Laboratories AB.
- Anne M. Covey, MD: Advisory Board, Accurate Medical.
- Christopher P. Hess, MD, PhD: Research Grant, General Electric Company; Research Grant, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated.
- Vincent B. Ho, MD, MBA: Institution, In-kind support, General Electric Company.
- Herbert Y. Kressel, MD: Stockholder, Pfizer Inc; Stockholder, UnitedHealth Group.
- Simon S. Lo, MD: Research support, Elekta AB.
- H. Page McAdams, MD: Research Grant, General Electric Company; Consultant, MedQIA Imaging Core Laboratory ; Author, Reed Elsevier; Author, UpToDate, Inc; Research Consultant, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Research Consultant, Boehringer-Ingelheim GmbH.
- Charles E. Ray Jr., MD, PhD: Editor, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc; Consultant, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Kumaresan Sandrasegaran, MD: Consultant, Guerbet SA.
- Christina I. Tsien, MD: Speaker, Merck & Co, Inc.
- William J. Weadock, MD: Owner, Weadock Software, LLC.
- Charles E. Willis, PhD: Medical Advisory Board, General Electric Company.
- Terence Z. Wong, MD, PhD: Consultant, Lucerno Dynamics, LLC.
- Judy Yee, MD: Research Grant, EchoPixel, Inc.
- Margarita L. Zuley, MD: Research Grant, Hologic, Inc.
All other individuals in control of content have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose for this activity.
Accreditation and Designation Statements:
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This enduring material can be applied towards the ABR MOC self-assessment requirement (SA-CME).
To earn CME credit, participants must correctly answer a minimum of 80% of the post-test questions and complete the course evaluation.
The RSNA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Price:
Non-member Rate: $50.00
Member Rate: $0.00
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RSNA will not issue any refunds or exchanges for online only versions of educational products or activities purchased online. Please review the entire product or activity description prior to purchase.
RSNA Disclaimer:
The opinions or views expressed in this activity are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, recommendations or endorsement of the RSNA. Participants should critically appraise the information presented and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for information surrounding any product or device mentioned. Information presented, as well as publications, technologies, products and/or services discussed, are intended to inform the learner about the knowledge, techniques, and experiences of RSNA faculty who are willing to share such information with colleagues. The RSNA disclaims any and all liability for damages to any individual user for all claims which may result from the use of said information, publications, technologies, products and/or services, and events.