CAP is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CAP takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

A recent focused review of CAP’s closed-claims data by Risk Management and Patient Safety staff reveals that 62 percent of medication errors involving Medical Assistants (MA) occurred in busy primary care practices.

Burnout may result from a combination of factors according to Catherine Miller, a senior risk management and patient safety specialist for the Cooperative of American Physicians.  "Historic stressors, including medicine's culture of invincibility and the disciplined and self-sacrificing nature of many practitioners, feed into the problem," she says.  "The analogy to 'the perfect storm' is apropos."

CAP member Standiford Helm, II, MD explores the laws and regulations that govern opioid prescriptions and how physicians can be in compliance without putting their practices on hold.

CAP presents Terminating The Physician-Patient Relationship for the Central Valley MGMA April Luncheon. This interactive program will discuss the parameters of this relationship, including the ethical obligation of the physician.