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SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Obstetric Quality and Safety.

J Healthc Qual. 2009;31:3-52.

STUDY

Mobile in situ obstetric emergency simulation and teamwork training to improve maternal–fetal safety in hospitals.

Guise J, Lowe NK, Deering S, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:443-453:AP1-AP2.

COMMENTARY

Building team and technical competency for obstetric emergencies: the mobile obstetric emergencies simulator (MOES) system.

Deering S, Rosen MA, Salas E, King HB. Simul Healthc. 2009;4:166-173.

STUDY

Didactic and simulation nontechnical skills team training to improve perinatal patient outcomes in a community hospital.

Riley W, Davis S, Miller K, Hansen H, Sainfort F, Sweet R. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:357-364.

COMMENTARY

Surgical team training: promoting high reliability with nontechnical skills.

Paige JT. Surg Clin North Am. 2010;90:569-581.

STUDY

Design and evaluation of simulation scenarios for a program introducing patient safety, teamwork, safety leadership, and simulation to healthcare leaders and managers.

Cooper JB, Singer SJ, Hayes J, et al. Simul Healthc. 2011;6:231-238.

STUDY

Impact of a comprehensive patient safety strategy on obstetric adverse events.

Pettker CM, Thung SF, Norwitz ER, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 May;200:492.e1-8.

REVIEW

Multidisciplinary team training in a simulation setting for acute obstetric emergencies: a systematic review.

Merién AER, van de Ven J, Mol BW, Houterman S, Oei SG. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;115:1021-1031.

COMMENTARY

Using in situ simulation to identify and resolve latent environmental threats to patient safety: case study involving a labor and delivery ward.

Hamman WR, Beaudin-Seiler BM, Beaubien JM, et al. J Patient Saf. 2009;5:184-187.

GRANT RECIPIENT

Improving Patient Safety Through Simulation Research.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2008.

STUDY

A comprehensive obstetrics patient safety program improves safety climate and culture.

Pettker CM, Thung SF, Raab CA, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204:216.e1-e6.

COMMENTARY classic

Shaping systems for better behavioral choices: lessons learned from a fatal medication error.

Smetzer J, Baker C, Byrne FD, Cohen MR. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:152-163, 1AP-2AP.

REVIEW

Teamwork in obstetric critical care.

Guise JM, Segel S. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2008;22:937-951.

STUDY

Interdisciplinary team training identifies discrepancies in institutional policies and practices.

Andreatta P, Frankel J, Smith SB, Bullough A, Marzano D. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;205:298-230.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Error Reduction in Health Care: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety, 2nd Edition.

Spath PL, ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2011. ISBN: 9780470502402.

REVIEW

The active components of effective training in obstetric emergencies.

Siassakos D, Crofts J, Winter C, Weiner C, Draycott T. BJOG. 2009;116:1028-1032.

STUDY

Recurrent obstetric management mistakes identified by simulation.

Maslovitz S, Barkai G, Lessing JB, Ziv A, Many A. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2007;62:636-638.

COMMENTARY

In situ simulation: a method of experiential learning to promote safety and team behavior.

Miller KK, Riley W, Davis S, Hansen HE. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2008;22:105-113.

BOOK/REPORT

Quality and Safety in Women's Health Care. 2nd ed.

Women's Health Care Physicians; Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Washington, DC: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; 2010. ISBN: 9781934946930.

STUDY

Effect of a comprehensive obstetric patient safety program on compensation payments and sentinel events.

Grunebaum A, Chervenak F, Skupski D. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204:97-105.

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