Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 4: The “Analysis” of Medical Error, and Implementation
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

Professional Guidelines and Policies Will Help?

  • Compressed gas safety guidance
    • Ignore the color, read the label
    • See the next slide
  • Surgery department Policies
    • Surgeon sign the “wrong” side
    • Patient sign the “right side” (oops, correct side)
 
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