Carrie Barber – Obstetrical Safety: Avoiding Malpractice

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Speaker: Carrie Barber, DNP, APRN, CNM, OB/GYN NP

Duration: 1 Hour

Format: Audio and Video

Copyright: May 21, 2024  

Media Type: Digital Seminar

Description

Explore the leading causes of obstetrical malpractice claims, including birth asphyxia, shoulder dystocia, intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD), and maternal hemorrhage. Participants will examine contributing factors such as clinical judgment, technical skills, and communication, while also addressing barriers to adopting evidence-based standards of care and strategies for their implementation and sustainability.

Speaker

Carrie Barber, DNP, APRN, CNM, OB/GYN NP
Barber Medical Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC

Carrie J. Barber, DNP, APRN, CNM, OB/GYN NP is a board-certified OB/GYN nurse practitioner, and certified nurse midwife, who works in obstetrical triage, intrapartum, and postpartum management. Additionally, she serves as a medical legal consultant specializing in maternal, fetal, and neonatal birth injury, and wrongful death. Dr. Barber has over 24 years of experience in healthcare, reviewing medical records, interpreting fetal monitor tracings, implementing perinatal policies and procedures, facilitating perinatal education, and leading multidisciplinary teams. Her clinical expertise helps to support efforts with medical legal perinatal care review, risk management assessments, and perinatal education.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Carrie Barber has employment relationships with St. Peter’s Health Partners and Barber Medical Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Carrie Barber is a member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, the American Bar Association , the American College of Nurse Midwives, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Midwifery Certification Board, and the American Nurses Association.

Objectives

1. Identify the leading causes of obstetrical related malpractice claims.
2. Identify the three contributing factors that lead to obstetrical malpractice claims.
3. Describe the four types of barriers to adopting evidence-based standards of care.
4. Describe the three types of methods that support implementation, and sustainability of evidence-based standards of care.

Outline

• Leading causes of OB related malpractice claims
  • Birth asphyxia (HIE)
    1. clinical presentation
    2. complications
    3. causes
    4. management
  • Shoulder dystocia (neonatal brachial plexus palsy)
  • risk factors
  • risk management
  • IUFD
    1. risk factors
    2. risk management
  • Maternal hemorrhage
    1. risk factors
    2. risk management
• Obstetrical malpractice claims: contributing factors
  • Clinical judgement
  • Technical skills
  • Communication
• Barriers to adopting evidence-based standards of care
  • Leadership barriers
  • Clinician barriers
  • Characteristics of QI, or PI project
  • Implementation climate
• Implementation and Sustainability Strategies
  • Educational strategies
  • Data strategies
  • Discourse strategies

Target Audience

• Nurses
• NPs
• PAs
• MDs
• DOs

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