Near misses, sentinel events and horrific complications affect patients and families often irreversibly. They also increasingly draw scrutiny to surgical practices and systems, surgeon technical competencies, and evidence-based decision-making. In this audience-interactive panel, we present real-life cases that went wrong, how these problems were addressed, and potential solutions to avoid or mitigate these crises in the future. Through these case presentations we emphasize key principles of root cause analysis, health system safety, institutional safety culture, and quality improvement interventions to address these types of events in otolaryngic surgery.
Credit & MOC Details
Credit information is provided by the course provider. We recommend confirming credit eligibility with the provider or your licensing board before starting the activity.
Credit types
MOC types
FDA REMS
Qualifies for MIPS
Target Specialties
Specialties served/covered
- Allergy & Clinical Immunology
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Foot & Ankle Surgery
- General Otolaryngology
- Head & Neck Surgery
- Interventional Radiology
- Laryngology
- Medical Oncology
- Neuroradiology
- Otology & Neurotology
- Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Pediatric Radiology
- Rhinology
- Sleep Medicine
- ENT & Head Neck
- Medical Subspecialties
- Oncology & Hematology
- Orthopedics
- Radiology
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- Case study / clinical scenario
- Credit · Up to 1 credit
- MOC · Up to 1 point
- Paid · fee on provider site
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ReleasedDec 1, 2025
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Last day to claim creditDec 2, 2028 2 years left
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American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Near Misses, Never Events, and Just Plain Scary Cases (2024 AMW)
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American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Scary Cases 2024: New Year, New Scares (2024 AMW)
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American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Complication of Otologic Surgery (2024 AMW)
