Social Sciences (Ethics/Legal/Professional)
About Course
Master Social Sciences concepts that are testable on the medical and osteopathic school exams, CBSE, NBME, COMSAE & the USMLE/COMLEX. Get ready for your exams with this high-yield online video course that covers essential Ethics/Legal/Professional topics in a clear and concise format.
Strengths of this course
- Course based on USMLE content outline and COMLEX blueprint (medical portion only)
- Focused on the most frequently tested concepts
- Highly structured
- Clear explanations of concepts
- Course created & taught with all types of learners in mind
- Short videos with a focus on micro-learning
- Perfect for local medical school exams, CBSE, COMSAE, NBME, USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK, Step 3, COMLEX Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
Ace your boards with confidence—enroll today!
What Will You Learn?
- Communication & interpersonal skills
- Medical ethics & jurisprudence
- Complexity systems thinking
- Quality improvement
- Patient safety
- Specific types of errors
- Strategies to reduce errors
- Healthcare policy & economics
Course Content
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
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Concepts covered
00:54 -
Definition
00:31 -
Healthcare literacy & numeracy
00:54 -
Cultural competence
00:43 -
Patient interviewing & consultation
04:55 -
Bonus – Stages of change model
01:57 -
Bonus – Motivational interviewing
02:47 -
Use of an interpreter
01:16 -
Use of a surrogate
00:55 -
Examples
01:00 -
Test yourself
01:36
Medical ethics & jurisprudence
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Concepts covered
00:38 -
Consent
02:15 -
Determination of medical decision-making capacity
02:00 -
Involuntary admission
00:54 -
Legal issues related to abuse
02:00 -
Legal requirements for reporting abuse or neglect
00:53 -
Birth-related issues
01:45 -
Death, dying & palliative care
07:27 -
Physician–patient relationship
04:51 -
Impaired physician
00:57 -
Negligence/malpractice
01:21 -
Physician misconduct
00:54 -
Referrals
00:46 -
Cultural issues
01:02
Complexity systems thinking
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Concepts covered
00:19 -
Complexity systems thinking
05:41 -
Healthcare/Organizational behavior & culture
07:36
Quality improvement
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Concepts covered
00:27 -
Big picture
00:21 -
Goal
00:40 -
Improvement science principles – Variation & Standardization
01:15 -
Improvement science principles – Tools for standardization
00:45 -
Improvement science principles – Reliability
00:40 -
Models of quality improvement – Model for improvement
00:50 -
Models of quality improvement – PDSA/PDCA cycle
01:12 -
Quality measurement – Donabedian Model: Structure–Process–Outcome–Balancing Measures
01:07 -
Quality measurement – Measurement tools
00:40 -
Quality measurement – Development and Application of System and Individual Quality Measures
00:58 -
Strategies to improve quality
00:44 -
Change management principles
01:08 -
Attributes of high-quality health care – High-Value / Cost-Conscious Care
00:41 -
Attributes of high-quality health care – Equitable Care
00:26 -
Attributes of high-quality health care – Patient-Centered Care
00:27 -
Attributes of high-quality health care – Timely Care
00:29
Patient safety
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Concepts covered
00:29 -
Epidemiology of medical errors
00:55 -
Error categorization & definitions – Active vs Latent errors/Swiss cheese model
01:45 -
Error categorization & definitions – Preventable vs Non-preventable errors/Near miss vs Safety hazard
01:18 -
Causes of errors – Patient factors
00:58 -
Causes of errors – Physician factors
00:41 -
Causes of errors – Physician factors – Common cognitive biases
01:31 -
Causes of errors – Human factors
00:47 -
High reliability organization principles
01:58 -
Reporting & monitoring for errors
01:40 -
Communication after adverse events (disclosure/transparency)
01:01
Specific types of errors
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Concepts covered
00:31 -
Transitions of care
01:20 -
Medication errors
01:57 -
Procedural errors
02:55 -
Healthcare associated infections
02:16 -
Documentation errors
01:02 -
Patient identification errors
01:07 -
Diagnostic errors
00:57 -
Monitoring errors
01:00 -
Device-related errors
00:59
Strategies to reduce error
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Concepts covered
00:17 -
Human factors engineering
02:10 -
Error analysis tool
01:22 -
Safety behavior and culture at the individual level
01:45 -
Teamwork
01:47
Healthcare policy & economics
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Concepts covered
00:17 -
Health care policy – Health care disparities
00:37 -
Health care policy – Factors
01:39 -
Health care policy – Access to care
00:54 -
Health care policy – Social justice in health care
00:51 -
Health care economics/financing – Types of insurance
01:09 -
Health care economics/financing – Navigating the insurance system
02:05 -
Health care economics/financing – Reimbursement Issues Affecting Safety and Quality
01:14
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