Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 2: History of Patient Safety/Clinical Quality Improvement
1. Introduction to Course
2. History of Patient Safety
3. The Science of Human Error
4. The Analysis of Medical Error
5. Evidence-Based Medical Practice
6. Communication and Information Transfer
7. Adverse Patient Outcomes
8. The Role of the Patient and Family
9. Environmental Safety in the Medical Setting
10. Safe Medical Practice In Ambulatory Settings

References

  • Passaro E Jr, Organ CH Jr., Ernest A Codman: The improper Bostonian. Bull Am Coll Surg, 1999: 84(1): 16 - 22.
  • Ruth HS. Anesthesia study commission. JAMA, 1945; 127: 514 – 517.
  • Orlander JD, Barber TW, Fincke BG. The morbidity and mortality conference: The delicate nature of learning from error. Acad Med, 2002: 77: 1001 – 1006.
  • Deming WE. Out of the Crisis. Cambridge, MA: MIT, Center for Advanced Engineering Study, 1986.
Patient Safety Reports of the IOM:
  • 2000: “To Err is Human”
  • 2001: “Crossing the Quality Chasm”
  • 2004: “Patient Safety”
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