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SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE
Quality and Safety in Medicine.
Nash DB, Goldfarb NI, Patow C, eds. Acad Med. 2009;84:1641-1846.
REVIEW
Diagnostic errors and reflective practice in medicine.
Mamede S, Schmidt HG, Rikers R. J Eval Clin Pract. 2007;13:138-145.
COMMENTARY
Training health care professionals for patient safety.
Clancy CM. Am J Med Qual. 2005;20:277-279.
SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE
Quality of Anesthesia Care. 
Neuman MD, Martinez EA, eds. Anesthesiol Clin. 2011;29:1-178.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
University of Michigan's Patient Safety Enhancement Program (PSEP).
University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Phone: (734) 936-4000.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
Quality & Safety Research Group.
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine.
BOOK/REPORTclassic
Patient Safety, 2nd edition.
Vincent C. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell; 2010. ISBN: 9781405192217.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Healthcare industry representatives: maximizing benefits and reducing risks.
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2006;3:13-19.
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Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2005. AHRQ Publication Nos. 050021 (1-4).
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
Indiana Medical Error Reporting System.
Indiana State Department of Health.
BOOK/REPORT
Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports.
Harrisburg, PA: Patient Safety Authority; April 2012.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
African Partnerships for Patient Safety.
Geneva, Switzerland: WHO Patient Safety, World Health Organization.
COMMENTARY
Avoiding errors associated with insulin therapy.
Cohen H. Medscape CME/CE. May 14, 2009. 
STUDY
Medication administration errors in assisted living: scope, characteristics, and the importance of staff training.
Zimmerman S, Love K, Sloane PD, Cohen LW, Reed D, Carder PC; Center for Excellence in Assisted Living-University of North Carolina Collaborative. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011;59:1060-1068.
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Structured interdisciplinary rounds in a medical teaching unit: improving patient safety.
O’Leary KJ, Buck R, Fligiel HM, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:678-684.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
AMA meeting: delegates see boosting quality of care as duty.
O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. July 6, 2009;17:28.
SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE
Interprofessional Approaches to Patient Safety.
J Interprof Care. 2006;20:455-571.
SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE
Obstetric Issues.
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2009;6(suppl 1):1-32.
REVIEW
Patient safety in geriatrics: a call for action.
Tsilimingras D, Rosen AK, Berlowitz DR. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2003;58:M813-M819.
STUDY
Burns surgery handover study: trainees' assessment of current practice in the British Isles.
Al-Benna S, Al-Ajam Y, Alzoubaidi D. Burns. 2009;35:509-512.
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