Patient Safety

National Institute of Medicine report 1999. Significance of Medical Error. 44,000 - 98,000 deaths per year3 jumbo jets crashing every other day5th leading cause of deathMore in 6 months than in VietnamAnnual cost 37-50 billion dollars. How Hazardous Is Health Care?. . . . . . . . . . . 1/2.

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Patient safety

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Patient Safety

Better Health, Better Care . http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/08/13165824/0 7. Ensure continuous improvement in services, with a determined focus on patient safety . Guarantees of safety 1. Quality systemAuditTrainingSOPsContinuous improvementDoesn't extend far outside the laboratory.

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The ABCs of Patient Safety

The ABCs of Patient Safety. A bbreviations must not include those which are unsafe, e.g., u, IU, Q.D., Q.O.D., Trailing zero, Lack of a Leading zero, MS, MSO 4 , MgSO 4 ,  g, H.S., T.I.W. B lame hides the truth about errors.

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The Safety Group - Importance of safety

Accident can be happened any time, any where or any reason but doctors are not available all time.

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Importance of Safety…..

Importance of Safety…. Accidents kill more infants per year than all childhood diseases combined. Why Do Accidents Happen?. Unaware of Danger. Lack of Supervision. Unsafe Environments. Inappropriate Play. Forgot to THINK. Lack of respect for accident provoking situation.

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of Patient Safety

of Patient Safety. Ilene Corina, 1(800)96-PULSE www.PULSEAmerica.org. Patient Safety Education and Support Giving the Patient and Family a Voice!. Support – learning from the patient . Education – Grassroots, get into the community Teaching what you already know.

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Patient Safety

Patient Safety. Education and training to European Specialist in Laboratory Medicine. Why Patient safety. 70% of medical decision based on laboratory medicine Risk of wrong result or wrongly interpreted result leads to wrong treatment, possibly causing dead

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PATIENT SAFETY

PATIENT SAFETY. Justin MFIZI Patient Safety officer KFH. HISTORY OF PATIENT SAFETY AND ORIGINS. Millennia ago, Hippocrates recognized the potential for injuries that arise from the well intentioned actions of healers.

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Patient Safety

Patient Safety. Patient safety and reducing medical error has always been a top priority Institute of Medicine Report 1999 “More people die from medical errors each year than from suicides, highway accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS” 44,000 - 98,000 deaths per year. Medical Error.

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THE SCIENCE OF PATIENT SAFETY

THE SCIENCE OF PATIENT SAFETY. Dev Raheja Author  Trainer  Consultant raheja@PatientSystemSafety.com. MEDICAL ERRORS TEN TIMES THAN REPORTED. At least 300 errors a day in a 600 bed hospital Nearly half the patients can experience a medical error during a 3-4 days stay.

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Patient Safety

Patient Safety. Edward Crooks MD, CMQ, CLSSBB. Patient Safety. Perspective 1990 IOM published To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health Care System

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Patient Safety

Patient Safety. Evelyn M. Hickson, RN, MSN, CNS, WCC. Objectives. By the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to: Describe the most common causes of medication errors and the actions needed to ensure safe medication administration

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Patient Safety

Patient Safety. …. Don’t get sick in July…. What Can I do as a Medical Student?. What you can do. Be a patient advocate Pay attention Ask questions. Medication Reconciliation. Take this on this year…. Reconciliation? Bringing together, making “right”. What is medication reconciliation?.

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The importance of safety

The importance of safety. Travel destinations number in the thousands – most tourists can freely choose where to go The travel industry is extremely cyclical and a good image is of primary importance Finland cannot afford bad news. Have safety-related factors affected your own travel plans?.

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Patient Safety

Patient Safety. Promouvoir le signalement (1) Signaler pour apprendre

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patient safety

patient safety. History of patient safety :. 1955 when Codman who is also known as father of Patient safety looked at the outcome of patient care 1984 Anaesthesia patient safety foundation established 1992 first medical practice study across different specialties

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