Open Disclosure for Nurses and Midwives

This course has been developed to provide you with a practical understanding of the issues involved in managing adverse events and any subsequent open disclosure in a health care setting.

Target Audience

This course is appropriate for anyone involved in an adverse event in the healthcare setting.

Learning Outcomes

This course will provide an understanding of; detecting and assessing incident, signalling the need for open disclosure, preparing for open disclosure, engaging in open disclosure, discussions, providing follow-up, completing the process, and maintaining documentation.