Disclosing Unanticipated Medical Outcomes

 

Disclosure of adverse outcomes, while required by organizational policy, is not an innate skill for most health care providers. However, research shows that clinicians, patients and families are able to acknowledge, forgive, and move on with less emotional distress when the process of working through adverse outcomes is handled sensitively, ethically and equitably. 

A half-day workshop on Disclosure of Unanticipated Medical Outcomes (DUMO) provides an understanding of organizational, ethical, and risk management aspects of disclosure, along with an opportunity to practice the communication skills needed when making a disclosure to patients and families.

To register for this workshop, please visit the CCRS online registration system.

If you have further questions regarding DUMO, please contact Camille Ciarniello at cciarniello@providencehealth.bc.ca

Last updated Mon, Mar 13, 2017