Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Modules

Module 3: The “Science” of Human Error

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

Common Causes of Impairment

Exhaustion
Sleep deprivation
Drugs including alcohol
Emotional distress from home or job
Psychiatric illness (esp. bipolar and depression)
Anger
Systemic illness (esp. diabetes)
Neurologic disease (esp. motor, dementia and degenerative)

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