Flying high with patient safety and professionalism (CPD-SHEF08MAR18)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectHealth and Safety
DescriptionThe aviation industry over the last 30 years has massively reduced the frequency of disasters.We'll explore how the lessons they've learned relate to maintaining a patient safety culture in your dental practice. The vast majority of aviation incidents are linked to significant human factors that contribute to things going wrong and indeed many of the errors that take place in dentistry are as a result of significant human factors too.
Additional information

Morning

13 key procedures and practices that contribute to patient safety.

How crew resource management inaviation and dentistry can reduce errors,adverse outcomes and accidents. The use of patient checklists in practice to help you avoid getting blown off course

Afternoon

The principles of professionalism and ethics for dentists will be discussed.We'll examine closely a wide range of situations that occur in a modern dental practice and how these can be dealt within a professional and competent manner aligned to current GDC standards for dental teams

VenuePeaks 1, Mercure Sheffield Parkway, Sheffield  View details
Date & timeThursday 8 March 2018, 09:00 to 17:00
LecturerAnthony Asquith  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Technician (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£25.00pp discount), or Practice Manager (£25.00pp discount), or Receptionist/Administrator (£25.00pp discount), or Dentist

Course styleWorkshop
CategoryManagement course
CateringRefreshments and lunch
Development outcomeA, B, D
CPD hours6:00
Cost£50.00 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above)
Aims
  • To discuss the methodology involved in reducing errors, adverse outcomes and accidents.
  • Educate clinicians and staff using multi-media videos showing medical and aviation examples to avoid problems caused by human factors .
  • There will be an assessment and discussion of professionalism and ethics for dental professionals
  • Discussion about clinical, people management and leadership issues that arise in busy dental practices.
Objectives
  • Delegates will feel increased confidence in their work by improving their personal skills to better manage adverse developments Attendees will have increased situational awareness through knowing about threat and error management in order that potential threats can be better anticipated and don't become problems.
  • The clinicians and staff attending will demonstrate increased professional and leadership skills at handling patient, clinical and staff issues more adeptly
  • Delegates will understand the pitfalls that can get dental professionals into hot water all too quickly and how to avoid these. This will help attendees feel more confident and certain in their approach to work.