February 2012
16 posts
Doctor - Tell Me the Truth-audio
BBC Radio 4...
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Fear of punitive response to hospital errors... →
Most health professionals remain reluctant to discuss problems or report mistakes freely, despite appeals to hospitals that they stop pointing fingers when things go wrong.
Read on…”Improving something as seemingly hazy as the cultural mood at a hospital is certainly complicated, but that reality should not be accepted as an excuse”, said Harvard’s Singer.
“I...
WHO Safe Surgery Checklist Video →
CNN Health: Medical school exam will test more... →
Please read on: The exam is “designed to help students prepare for a rapidly changing health care system and an evolving body of medical knowledge while addressing the needs of a growing, aging, and increasingly diverse population,” according to a press release from the AAMC, which represents all 136 accredited U.S. medical schools…
AHRQ Funded PROMISES Malpractice and Safety... →
Entitled PROMISES (Proactive Reduction in Outpatient Malpractice: Improving Safety Efficiency and Satisfaction)
The National Implementation of TeamSTEPPS... →
AHRQ Announces Free TeamSTEPPS Training Opportunities
Register: Partnership for Patients and National... →
Creating and Sustaining Successful Partnerships between Hospitals and Community Organizations
Overview:
During this 90-minute webinar, panelists will discuss how to create and sustain meaningful relationships with community groups, including health care organizations, government support services, and non-profit groups. Panelists will share success stories, tools and resources from the field....
New: Patient- and Family-Centered Care and the... →
From the American Academy of Pediatrics
ABSTRACT:
Drawing on several decades of work with families, pediatricians, other health care professionals, and policy makers, the American Academy of Pediatrics provides a definition of patient- and family-centered care. In pediatrics, patient- and family-centered care is based on the understanding that the family is the child’s primary source of strength...
ISQua Knowledge Webinar: 'When things go wrong - ... →
The ISQua Knowledge Patient Centred Care Community is hosting a Webinar to discuss current issues around open disclosure and engagement of patients and family following a serious adverse event. The recently released 2nd edition of ‘Respectful Management of Serious Clinical Adverse Events’ by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement will serve as a spring board for discussion.
Join...
Visit the AHRQ Pharmacy Health Literacy Center →
Great resources for pharmacists working with their communities!
“Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a...”
– ~ Vince Lombardi
Risky Business Paediatric Day at the 2012... →
Attend Risky Business Paediatric Day which brings together the very latest Patient Safety Initiatives from some of the world’s leading children’s hospitals. Presentations of the latest and best Patient Safety Initiatives from:
Beijing Children’s Hospital Children’s Hospital of Boston Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Cincinnati Children’s Medical Centre Great Ormond Street Hospital for...
APSF: Medication Safety Video →
Thank you to those who created this video for APSF on medication safety. It’s a powerful tool to save lives. Please watch and share with your students and clinical staff.
Letter of appreciation for Justin's IHI Forum...
My friends and colleagues are quite aware of how much our partnership with IHI, to award forum scholarships in Justin’s name to caregivers, means to me. Here is one of the reasons why:
Dale,
Thank you so much for the incredible gift you have given me. It has been such an honor and I feel privileged to be able to hear such important stories and benefit from the experiences of others at such...
Artscape: telling the story behind a medical... →