Morbidity and Mortality Conference in Emergency Medicine Residencies and the Culture of Safety.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Morbidity and mortality conferences (M+M) are a traditional part of residency training and mandated by the Accreditation Counsel of Graduate Medical Education. This study's objective was to determine the goals, structure, and the prevalence of practices that foster strong safety cultures in the M+Ms of U.S. emergency medicine (EM) residency programs.

Methods

The authors conducted a national survey of U.S. EM residency program directors. The survey instrument evaluated five domains of M+M (Organization and Infrastructure; Case Finding; Case Selection; Presentation; and Follow up) based on the validated Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Safety Culture survey.

Results

There was an 80% (151/188) response rate. The primary objectives of M+M were discuss

SUBMITTER: Aaronson EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4651575 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature