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Diagnostic Error: A Multidisciplinary Exploration

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Class Description | Agenda

8:30AM-4PM (30 min lunch break)

Class Description

A free, interactive workshop for medical decision makers and information professionals, focusing on how multidisciplinary teams can contribute to the reduction of diagnostic error, which is a major factor in patient harm and also increases medical costs. This innovative session will highlight evidence-based processes and the collaborative roles of clinicians and librarians/informationists, as they work together to reduce factors contributing to diagnostic error.

In order to gain maximum benefit from the class, the instructors strongly encourage librarians to attend the session with a clinical partner, e.g., MD, nurse, patient safety officer, etc.

Presenters: Mark Graber, Barbara Jones and Lorri Zipperer (Presenters' Biographies)

CE is offered for this class.

Objectives and Session Outline

Attendees will be able to:

• Understand primary concepts related to Diagnostic error (DxError) in medicine
• Use case analysis to examine the role of information and evidence in the diagnostic process
• Consider bias as a factor in DxError and how Information/Evidence can address that
• Apply Root Cause Analysis techniques to identify failure and opportunity at the case level
• Explore EI&K process improvement and strategic opportunities for librarians.

Agenda

Registration and Networking (8:30–9:00AM)

Introductions & Welcome (9:00–9:15AM)

• Who we are and why we are here
• Session objectives

Part 1: Set the stage for improvement (9:15-11:00AM)

This section will provide attendees with a system-safety perspective from which to place session content. It will define the nuts and bolts of the problem of diagnostic error

• Core considerations and context /
• Dx Error – an introduction /
• Deeper understanding of influential factors/
  • “Flesh and blood decision making”
  • Bias
  • Human Factors
  • Information and Evidence as factors
  • Small group work

Break (15 minutes)

Part 2: Introduction to Failure Analysis (11:15AM-Noon)

This section introduces failure analysis processes and highlights Root Cause Analysis as the structure for the workshop

• General intro to failure analysis /
• Root Cause – concept introductions /
  • Small group work

Lunch Break and Video (30 minutes)

Part 3: Getting to the root of the problem // Info and Evidence (12:45–2:30pm)

• Key Tools Discussion /
  • DxError Case discussion
  • Analysis of problems through RCA

Break (15 minutes)

Part 4: Find Experts and Partners (2:45–3:45PM)

Identifying Targets, goals and strategies to develop opportunities to collaborate on team approach working toward improvement

• Building on Success / knowledge – what can librarians bring to the table
• Using RCA findings to design system-level improvements
• Develop opportunities /
  • Small group work
• Challenge /what will you do now /

Close and Evaluation.

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