Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Delivering Safe and Optimal Care Through Effective Teamwork and Communication

Continuing Education Credits

Upon completion of this seminar, you will be able to:

Implement practical strategies to create and maintain team communication
Implement measures to sustain evidence-based teamwork and communication
Utilize practical tools and resources that can be applied in your organization
Understand best practices in the field including, tools, structures, and strategies
Train others on how to implement teamwork and communication

In order to be eligible for a continuing education certificate, attendees must complete the online evaluation within 30 days of the continuing education activity. After this period, you will be unable to receive a certificate. For details, please review these instructions for obtaining your continuing education credits. Continuing education credits will not be awarded for non-educational activities, including (but not limited to) meals, breaks and receptions.

This Institute for Healthcare Improvement activity carries the following types of continuing education credits:

Physician Credits Available

Nursing Credits Available

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

IHI designates this educational activity for a maximum of 11.59 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing education activity carries 11.59 contact hours. Nurses should only claim contact hours commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

*All RN licensing boards nationwide acknowledge and accept contact hours from accredited providers. The California Board of Registered Nursing recognizes Category 1 Continuing Medical Education credits, and California nurses can use participation at these events, which are approved for CME Category 1 Credits, towards their license renewal, regardless of whether or not they were held on California soil. In the section where California nurses are asked to provide a BRN number, please indicate that the IHI event attended was approved for Category 1 CME credits. For further inquiries, the California Board of Registered Nursing is in Sacramento, and their number is 916-322-3350.

Pharmacy Credits Available

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

IHI designates this educational activity for a maximum of 11.59 contact hours for participation in the program. The Universal Program Number for this activity is: 822-000-08-001-L05-P. Pharmacists should only claim contact hours commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.