Impact of Morbidity and Mortality Conferences Analysis of Mortality and Critical Events in Intensive Care Practice

Learning Objectives - At the completion of this program, the learner will be able to:

Objective 1:	Describe the differences between preventable and nonpreventable adverse events, and the challenges associated with determining whether or not an event is preventable.
Objective 2:	Identify the necessary components of a process for analyzing adverse events to determine their severity, causality, and preventability.
Objective 3:	Discuss important considerations related to implementation of regular mortality and morbidity conferences and their potential benefits and/or limitations.

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Impact of Morbidity and Mortality Conferences Analysis of Mortality and Critical Events in Intensive Care Practice

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