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MULTI-USE WEBSITE

BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy.

US Food and Drug Administration.

AUDIOVISUAL

Possible dose-counter errors with the Asmanex Twisthaler.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Patient Safety News. Show #61. March 2007.

BOOK/REPORT

After the Error: Speaking Out About Patient Safety to Save Lives.

McIver SB, Wyndham R. Toronto, Canada: ECW Press; 2013. ISBN: 9781770411104.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

Making Medical Devices Safer at Home.

Consumer Updates. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; December 12, 2012.

COMMENTARY

The Role of the Patient in Improving Patient Safety

Gibson R. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2007.

AUDIOVISUAL

Lock it Up: Medicine Safety in Your Home.

Rockville, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health literacy—a quality and patient safety imperative.

Foubister V. Quality Matters. November/December 2006.

COMMENTARY

Prevent medication errors: a New Year's resolution: teaching patients about their medications.

Polzien G. Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25:59-62.

COMMENTARY

Prevention of fatal opioid overdose.

Beletsky L, Rich JD, Walley AY. JAMA. 2012;308:1863-1864.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Reducing patient harm from opiates.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 22, 2007;12:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.

Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. May 1, 2006.

STUDY

The impacts of using community health volunteers to coach medication safety behaviors among rural elders with chronic illnesses.

Wang CJ, Fetzer SJ, Yang YC, Wang JJ. Geriatr Nurs. 2013;34:138-145.

COMMENTARY

Partners in safety: implementing a community-based patient safety advisory council.

Leonhardt KK, Bonin D, Pagel P. Wisc Med J. 2006;105;54-59.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Medically Induced Trauma Support Services (MITSS).

830 Boylston Street, Suite 206, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. Phone: 617-232-0090, Toll free: 1-888-36MITSS (1-888-366-4877), Fax: 617-232-7181.

REVIEW

Medication errors in chemotherapy: incidence, types and involvement of patients in prevention. A review of the literature.

Schwappach DLB, Wernli M. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2009;19:285-292.

STUDY

Effects of an educational patient safety campaign on patients' safety behaviours and adverse events.

Schwappach DLB, Frank O, Buschmann U, Babst R. J Eval Clin Pract. 2013;19:285-291.

TOOLS/TOOLKIT

Condition Help.

Pittsburgh, PA: UPMC Shadyside Hospital; 2012.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Smetzer JL, Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:869-872.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

To protect against drug errors, ask questions.

Brody JE. New York Times. January 2, 2007:F7.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Preventing Infections During Cancer Treatment.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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