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Miriam Marcus-Smith (WPSC Program Director) and Jackie Valentine (Director, Patient Safety at Seattle Children’s) will present at the May 2014 National Patient Safety Foundation Congress on “Building Second Victim Support Programs: What we’ve learned.” Read More.
When I think of boating safety I think of things like wearing a personal flotation device (PFD), avoiding getting hit by the boom, and knowing how to call for help.
[two_third] I opened my father’s dresser drawer and was stunned to see a multitude of pill bottles, all with their caps off, some empty, and a handful of various pills lying in the drawer. “Pop, what are all these pills?” I asked. He looked at the drawer and said, “The doctor gives them to me.”…
[two_third]It’s been a long time since I helped care for someone post-op, and I learned many lessons recently. A friend of mine – let’s call him XY– had outpatient shoulder surgery on a Monday afternoon to remove bone spurs from his left shoulder; he had had similar surgery on the right shoulder about ten years…
[two_third] Over the last few months I’ve had the privilege of getting to know one of the Coalition’s new individual members, Gary Fasso, and have been learning from what may seem an unlikely source of wisdom about patient safety: the trades. Gary is with the Pacific Northwest Council of Carpenters and trains the members in…
[two_third] Patient safety and quality is ultimately the responsibility of our governance boards. In the past, it was thought to be a clinical issue for the clinicians to figure out. Today, with the increased recognition that preventable harm causes 200,000 patient deaths a year, it is clear that the ‘buck stops’ at the highest level…
[two_third] On May 15, 2012 the Washington Patient Safety Coalition sponsored its tenth regional conference, and among the outstanding speakers and presentations was a unique session. Chris Jerry and Eric Cropp spoke together about a terrible event that occurred several years ago: Chris’ young daughter died as the result of a medication error for which…
[two_third] Safe patient hand-offs are a critical moment in time for everyone involved in the care of patients. The call to action inspired by the IOM White Paper, “To Err is Human,” emphasized the need to develop standardized methodologies that promote consistent communication amongst health care providers across the care continuum. As I reflect on…
“My Medicine List” vous aidera à controller tout ce que vous prennez pour être en bonne santé—vos pilules, vitamines et herbes. Avoir tous vos médicaments dans un même endroit aide aussi à votre médecin, pharmacien, hôpital ou des autres employés de santé à prendre meilleur soin de vous. PDF
[two_third] One of the sessions I attended at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s conference in early December really got me thinking. I enjoy it when I’m challenged on assumptions or my usual approach to doing things, and am given something new to think about. I registered for this session because, perhaps like many of us…
