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
Concepts covered
00:54Definition
00:31Healthcare literacy & numeracy
00:54Cultural competence
00:43Patient interviewing & consultation
04:55Bonus – Stages of change model
01:57Bonus – Motivational interviewing
02:47Use of an interpreter
01:16Use of a surrogate
00:55Examples
01:00Test yourself
01:36
Medical ethics & jurisprudence
Concepts covered
00:38Consent
02:15Determination of medical decision-making capacity
02:00Involuntary admission
00:54Legal issues related to abuse
02:00Legal requirements for reporting abuse or neglect
00:53Birth-related issues
01:45Death, dying & palliative care
07:27Physician–patient relationship
04:51Impaired physician
00:57Negligence/malpractice
01:21Physician misconduct
00:54Referrals
00:46Cultural issues
01:02
Complexity systems thinking
Concepts covered
00:19Complexity systems thinking
05:41Healthcare/Organizational behavior & culture
07:36
Quality improvement
Concepts covered
00:27Big picture
00:21Goal
00:40Improvement science principles – Variation & Standardization
01:15Improvement science principles – Tools for standardization
00:45Improvement science principles – Reliability
00:40Models of quality improvement – Model for improvement
00:50Models of quality improvement – PDSA/PDCA cycle
01:12Quality measurement – Donabedian Model: Structure–Process–Outcome–Balancing Measures
01:07Quality measurement – Measurement tools
00:40Quality measurement – Development and Application of System and Individual Quality Measures
00:58Strategies to improve quality
00:44Change management principles
01:08Attributes of high-quality health care – High-Value / Cost-Conscious Care
00:41Attributes of high-quality health care – Equitable Care
00:26Attributes of high-quality health care – Patient-Centered Care
00:27Attributes of high-quality health care – Timely Care
00:29
Patient safety
Concepts covered
00:29Epidemiology of medical errors
00:55Error categorization & definitions – Active vs Latent errors/Swiss cheese model
01:45Error categorization & definitions – Preventable vs Non-preventable errors/Near miss vs Safety hazard
01:18Causes of errors – Patient factors
00:58Causes of errors – Physician factors
00:41Causes of errors – Physician factors – Common cognitive biases
01:31Causes of errors – Human factors
00:47High reliability organization principles
01:58Reporting & monitoring for errors
01:40Communication after adverse events (disclosure/transparency)
01:01
Specific types of errors
Concepts covered
00:31Transitions of care
01:20Medication errors
01:57Procedural errors
02:55Healthcare associated infections
02:16Documentation errors
01:02Patient identification errors
01:07Diagnostic errors
00:57Monitoring errors
01:00Device-related errors
00:59
Strategies to reduce error
Concepts covered
00:17Human factors engineering
02:10Error analysis tool
01:22Safety behavior and culture at the individual level
01:45Teamwork
01:47
Healthcare policy & economics
Concepts covered
00:17Health care policy – Health care disparities
00:37Health care policy – Factors
01:39Health care policy – Access to care
00:54Health care policy – Social justice in health care
00:51Health care economics/financing – Types of insurance
01:09Health care economics/financing – Navigating the insurance system
02:05Health care economics/financing – Reimbursement Issues Affecting Safety and Quality
01:14
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