Module 3: The “Science” of Human Error

Modules

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

Extended Work Shifts and the Risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes Among Interns

Extended Work Shifts and the Risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes among Interns. NEJM, 352:125-134, Jan 13, 2005.

Odds ratio for a MVC after an extended work shift (as compared with a shift that was not of extended duration) was 2.3. Every extended work shift in a month increased the risk of a MVC by 9.1 %

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