Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Modules

Module 9: Environmental Safety in the Healthcare Setting

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

Syndromic Isolation-Examples

Syndrome:	Potential etiologies:	Isolation type:
Diarrhea	C.difficile, Shigella	Contact
Meningitis	Neisseria meningitidis	Droplet
Rash and fever	Measles, chickenpox	Airborne
Chronic cough and wt. loss	Tuberculosis	Airborne
Skin infection	Community-acquired MRSA	Contact

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