Organization: Organization American College of Physicians ACP

Event Description: This three-day in person conference is the ACPs largest yearly event that focuses on Internal Medicine. There will be scientific and practice-related sessions, hands on learning experiences, and networking opportunities. There are events specifically address patient safety, including a pre-conference course on hospital medicine. 

Event Location: In Person: Boston, MA

Date: April 18 - 20, 2024

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? Yes

Organization: Organization Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

Event Description: Collection of live and on-demand webinars on a variety of infection control topics, such as hand hygiene, team building, and APIC certification options.

Event Location: Online

Date: On demand and various upcoming dates

Event Fee: Free

CE or CME Offered?

Organization: Organization National Association of Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

Event Description: NAHQ provides year-round learning on up-to-the-minute quality and safety topics and CPHQ Continuing Education (CE) credits for professionals working in healthcare quality and others doing the work of quality. 

Event Location: Online

Date: On demand

Event Fee: Fee associated for non-member

CE or CME Offered? Yes

Organization: Organization Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

Event Description: The 45-minute online program for acute care organizations discusses the baseline knowledge needed to promote safe medication use, improve patient outcomes and create positive patient and customer experience. Content is delivered in narrated, asynchronous segments that present real case scenarios, and in-program questions are presented throughout to ensure understanding. 

Event Location: Online

Date: On Demand

Event Fee: Free

CE or CME Offered? No

Organization: Organization Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

Event Description: APIC offers three certifications related to Infection Control and Prevention, the Certification in Infection Control and Prevention (CIC), the Long-Term Care Certification in Infection Control and Prevention (LTC-CIP), and the associate in Infection Control and Prevention (a-IPC). In addition to the exams, APIC offers study materials and preparation courses. 

Event Location: Online

Date: On Demand

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? No

Organization: Organization American Society of Anesthesiologists

Event Description: In this on demand course, participants will learn about adverse drug events in hospitalized and operating room patients as well as types of drug errors. In addition, they will review closed claims data and strategies for reducing medication errors. The course is intended for Anesthesiologists, Anesthesiologist Assistants, CRNAs, Nurses, Residents/Fellows, and Medical Students.

Event Location: Online

Date: On demand

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? Yes

Organization: Organization Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

Event Description: This two-day virtual workshop is designed to help participants address current medication safety challenges that impact patient safety. It includes hands-on practice in error analysis, evaluation of  root causes related to errors, selecting high-leverage strategies, and using data to help sustain safety efforts within your organization.

Event Location: Online

Date: Various dates

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? Yes

Organization: Organization ECRI Institute

Event Description: A listing of all upcoming and recorded webinars and other events from ECRI on a variety of topics, including many patient safety-related events. 

Event Location: Online

Date: On Demand and various upcoming dates

Event Fee: Free

CE or CME Offered? No

Organization: Organization American Hospital Association (AHA)

Event Description: This three-day in-person conference will focus on hospital health care topics that are essential to patients, health care workers and communities. There will be panels, conversations with lawmakers, and networking opportunities with colleagues. 

Event Location: In Person: Washington, DC

Date: April 14-16, 2024

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? Yes

Organization: Organization Hospital Quality Institute

Event Description: Series of educational webinars on various topics including patient safety.

Event Location: Online

Date: On demand

Event Fee: Free

CE or CME Offered?

Organization: Organization Sepsis Alliance Institute

Event Description: Sepsis Alliance Institute's catalog of CE courses related to sepsis topics, including monitoring, response to symptoms, and care for sepsis patients in various settings, among other safety related topics.   

Event Location: Online

Date: On demand

Event Fee: Free

CE or CME Offered? Yes

Organization: Organization American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Event Description: This on demand conference is designed to provide attendees with a wide range of learning opportunities, activities, and experiences related to surgical practice. Several presentations and sessions focus on quality of care and patient safety. 

Event Location: Online

Date: On demand

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? Yes

Organization: Organization Coursera

Event Description: This series of online courses offered by Johns Hopkins covers the concepts and methodologies used in process improvement within healthcare. Participants will develop a system’s view of safety and quality challenges and will learn strategies for improving culture, enhancing teamwork, managing change and measuring success. They will also lead a patient safety and/or quality improvement project, applying the methods described over the seven courses in the specialization.

Event Location: Online

Date: On demand

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? No

Organization: Organization Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

Event Description: This online, on demand course will provide information that will assist in meeting the CMS requirements regarding infection prevention in ambulatory surgery centers. The five modules include:  1. Hand Hygiene 2. Environmental Infection Control 3. Safe Injection Practices (following the CDC One & Only Campaign) 4. Sterilization and Disinfection Part 1: Cleaning, Decontamination, and High-Level Disinfection 5. Sterilization and Disinfection Part 2: Sterilization and Single-Use Device Reprocessing

Event Location: Online

Date: On demand

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? Yes

Organization: Organization Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

Event Description: This preparation course for the certification exam for ambulatory surgery infection preventionists will addresses all domains of the  exam and ASC-specific responsibilities: Employee health Surveillance for surgical site infections Developing and implementing an infection prevention and control - program Performing risk assessments Reporting to the governing body Coordinating the interdisciplinary team that determines a facility’s program

Event Location: Online

Date: On Demand

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? Yes

Organization: Organization Coursera

Event Description: This online course covers preventable medical errors, including the causes and how teamwork and organizational leadership can improve these issues. Participants will earn a certificate upon successful completion.

Event Location: Online

Date: On Demand

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? No

Organization: Organization American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM)

Event Description: This on demand conference, hosted by ASHRM, has sessions that highlight models and strategies that risk managers and patient safety professionals can apply within their organizations to work towards the shared goal of advancing safe and trusted health care. 

Event Location: Online

Date: On demand

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? Yes

Organization: Organization Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Quality Improvement Organizations

Event Description: Free monthly online events hosted by CMS' QIO program that cover a wide range of quality improvement and patient safety topics.

Event Location: Online

Date: Various Dates

Event Fee: Free

CE or CME Offered? No

Organization: Organization Sepsis Alliance Institute

Event Description: Sepsis Alliance Institute's series of live and pre-recorded webinars focusing on sepsis topics, such as recognition and other patient safety-related themes.

Event Location: Online

Date: On Demand

Event Fee: Free

CE or CME Offered? No

Organization: Organization American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Event Description: The self-paced, online course is intended for anyone working in a health care setting who is still learning the foundations of quality improvement, regardless of their role. It includes six modules: Introduction to Quality Improvement The Quality Improvement Process Data Measurement and Analysis Change Management Patient Safety Leadership and Teamwork for QI

Event Location: Online

Date: On Demand

Event Fee: Fee Associated

CE or CME Offered? Yes