■ Physician-patient:

Communicating effectively with patients to optimize their care

Emergency medicine: Optimizing your documentation

Physicians reviewing an Electronic Medical Record on a tablet

25 minutes

Published: January 2024

Learning objectives

Upon completion, you will be able to:

  1. List 5 common documentation issues in CMPA medico-legal cases involving emergency physicians.
  2. Describe best practices in Emergency Medicine documentation.
  3. Commit to one change to optimize your documentation.

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Accreditation

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)

This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CMPA. You may claim a maximum of 0.5 hour (credits are automatically calculated).

The College of Family Physicians Canada (CFPC)

This 2-credit-per-hour Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 1 Mainpro+ credit.

Disclosure

Scientific Planning Committee: Dr. Eileen Bridges1, Dr. Katherine Larivière1, Dr. Shirley Lee1, Dr. Lisa Thurgur1, Dr. Tino Piscione1, Dr. Christine De Maria1, Dr. Richard Mimeault1, Dr. Henriette Fortin1

Employees of: 1. Paid employee of the CMPA

Conflict of Interest: The members of the Scientific Planning Committee have no financial or professional affiliation with any organization that can be perceived as a conflict of interest in the context of this online program.

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