Interventions to promote safety culture in cancer care: a systematic review.

Dan Le; Charles H Lim; Rouhi Fazelzad; Lyndon Morley; Jean-Pierre Bissonnette; Melanie Powis; Monika K Krzyzanowska

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Interventions to promote safety culture in cancer care: a systematic review.

December 20, 2023

Le D, Lim CH, Fazelzad R, et al. J Patient Saf. 2024;20(1):48-56.

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A culture of safety is a cornerstone of safe patient care. This review summarizes findings from 18 articles on the topic of safety culture in radiation, medical, and general oncology. Heterogeneous study designs potential for bias prevented definitive recommendations, but incident learning systems appear to be a good first step for oncology centers to improve safety culture.

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