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 Book/Report

Book/Report
Patient Safety in Public Hospitals.
Victorian Auditor-General's Office. Melbourne, Australia: Victorian Government Printer; 2008. ISBN: 1921060689.

Prescription Drug User Fee Act Pilot Project: Proprietary Name Review.
Bethesda, MD: Food and Drug Administration; May 2008.

 Journal Article

Commentary
How human factors lead to medical device adverse events.
Rich S. Nursing. 2008;38:62-63.

Perianesthesia nursing advocacy: an influential voice for patient safety.
Windle PE, Mamaril M, Fossum S. J Perianesth Nurs. 2008;23:163-171.

Review
The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies.
Healey F, Oliver D, Milne A, Connelly JB. Age Ageing. 2008 May 20; [Epub ahead of print].

Study
Charges and lengths of stay attributable to adverse patient-care events using pediatric-specific quality indicators: a multicenter study of freestanding children's hospitals.
Kronman MP, Hall M, Slonim AD, Shah SS. Pediatrics. 2008;121:e1653-e1659.

Full work analysis of resident work hours.
Dassinger MS III, Eubanks JW III, Langham MR Jr. J Surg Res. 2008;147:178-181.

Incidence and causes of critical incidents in emergency departments: a comparison and root cause analysis.
Thomas M, Mackway-Jones K. Emerg Med J. 2008;25:346-350.

Medical students' experiences with medical errors: an analysis of medical student essays.
Martinez W, Lo B. Med Educ. 2008 May 23; [Epub ahead of print].

Mitigation of patient harm from testing errors in family medicine offices: a report from the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network.
Graham DG, Harris DM, Elder NC, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:201-208.

Residents' perspective on the impact of the 80-hour workweek policy.
Woods SE, Zabat E, Talen MR, Bishop S, Stephens L, Engel A. Teach Learn Med. 2008;20:131-135.

Staff attitudes about event reporting and patient safety culture in hospital transfusion services.
Sorra J, Nieva V, Fastman BR, Kaplan H, Schreiber G, King M. Transfusion. 2008 May 23; [Epub ahead of print].

Stop orders to reduce inappropriate urinary catheterization in hospitalized patients: a randomized controlled trial.
Loeb M, Hunt D, O'Halloran K, Carusone SC, Dafoe N, Walter SD. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23:816-820.

Testing process errors and their harms and consequences reported from family medicine practices: a study of the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network.
Hickner J, Graham DG, Elder NC, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:194-200. 

 Meeting/Conference

Massachusetts Meeting/Conference
ASHRM Annual Conference & Exhibition.
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. October 2-5, 2008; Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.

 Newspaper/Magazine Article

Newspaper/Magazine Article
Hospitals move to reduce risk of night shift.
Landro L. Wall Street Journal. May 28, 2008:D1.

Is Grandma drugged up?
Cohen E. Empowered Patient. CNN.com. May 29, 2008.

Patient handoffs.
Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. May 2008.

Pediatric medication errors: using the National Patient Safety Goals to protect patients.
Jt Comm Perspect Patient Saf. 2008;8:1-5.

 Web Resource

Multi-use Website
AACE Patient Safety Exchange.
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. 

2008 Healthcare Systems, Ergonomics, and Patient Safety Conference.
International Ergonomics Association. June 25-28, 2008; The Convention and Conference Centre, Strasbourg, France.

The Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety.
1720-330 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0C4. Phone: (204) 927-6477. Fax: (204) 779-6477. Email: mbips@gov.mb.ca.

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