New medical errors online CE course for Florida-licensed Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) is now available @PDR. Florida RDNs are required to complete 2-hours of continuing education on preventing medical errors every 2 years for state license renewal.
Preventing Medical Errors in Dietetics Practice is a 2-hour online video-based continuing education (CPEU) course recorded at the Annual Symposium of the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
This course addresses the impact of medical errors on today’s healthcare with a focus on root cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety in the practice of nutrition and dietetics. Lessons learned from the Covid-19 era, using IPASS at change of shift, the role of malnutrition, legislation updates, real life stories, national healthcare safety trends, reporting of sentinel events, telehealth practice, and caring communication techniques are addressed.
This course satisfies the requirements of the Florida State Legislature mandating that “two hours of the required (30) hours per biennium shall relate to prevention of medical errors, including a study of root- cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety.”
Course #21-62 | 2024 | 111-minute video | 15 posttest questions
Preventing Medical Errors in Dietetics Practice awards 2.00 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program (Activity #185769 | Performance Indicators: 3.3.5, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3 | End Date: 10/23/2027).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation.
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for all programs and content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB Provider #1046, ACE Program); the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA Provider #AAUM); the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA Provider #3159); the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR Prior Approval Program); the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145), State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135) and marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100), and the State Board for Social Workers as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114) and State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 – all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
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