CME Modules/Lecture Series

KLN has developed an extensive series of educational modules for MDs, APRNs, PAs, office managers and other clinical support staff. These are offered at no charge to KLN clients. These web based educational modules are approved for CME credits. There are two categories of educational modules. Foundation modules are intended to teach clients the fundamentals of risk management. These modules apply to virtually all medical and surgical specialties and include the following topics:

Foundation Modules (CME)

1. Orientation – Risk Management (click for preview)
2. Standards of Care in the Medical/Legal Environment(click for preview)
3. Documentation- The Dos and Don'ts
4. Informed Consent- The Legal Mandates (click for preview)
5. Patient Relations- Strategies to Mitigate Risk

Specialty Specific Modules (CME)

KLN's specialty specific modules address areas of significant malpractice exposure for certain specialties.

1. Failure to Diagnose Cancer (Colon/Breast) - Risk Management Interventions
2. Failure to Diagnose in the Pediatric Setting - Risk Management Interventions
3. Patient Communication in Primary Care and Pediatric Settings - Techniques to avoid medical malpractice exposures
4. Practice Managers Need to Know About Risk Management
5. Avoiding Failure to Dx - Cardiovascular Disease
6. Shoulder Dystocia- Risk Management Strategies

Lecture Series

KLN offers a continuously expanding series of focused lectures to its clients. The series includes the following topics:

1. The Standard of Care in the Current Medico-Legal Environment;
2. The Doctrine of Informed Consent;
3. The Documentation Imperatives in the Medico-Legal Environment;
4. Understanding the Litigation Process;
5. Nursing Malpractice;
6. Physician Risk Avoidance Practices;
7. Failure to Diagnose - Colon/Breast Cancer;
8. CT Department of Public Health - Investigations of Medical Practitioners;
9. How to Defeat Malpractice Opportunists at Their Own Game;
10. Adverse Event Reporting Laws;
11. The Role of Patient Relations in Avoidance of Malpractice Claims;
12. Mitigating the Risks of Shoulder Dystocia Claims; and
13. Consent for Treatment of Minors - A Medico-Legal Quagmire.

KLN continuously enhances and expands these educational modules and lectures.