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What's New for 10/8/2008
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 Audiovisual

Audiovisual Presentation
Engaging Physician Practices in Patient Safety and Risk Management: Strategies for Healthcare Systems.
ECRI. October 14, 2008, 1:00-2:30 pm (Eastern).

 Book/Report

Book/Report
icon indicating this resource is a classic Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2008. AHRQ Publication Nos. 080034 (1-4).

 Journal Article

Commentary
Developing process-support tools for patient safety: finding the balance between validity and feasibility.
Marsteller JA, Holzmueller CG, Makary M, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34:604-607.

Nosocomial infection, the Deficit Reduction Act, and incentives for hospitals.
Graves N, McGowan JE Jr. JAMA. 2008;300:1577-1579.

The Daily Goals Communication Sheet: a simple and novel tool for improved communication and care.
Schwartz JM, Nelson KL, Saliski M, Hunt EA, Pronovost PJ. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34:608-613.

The Team Checkup Tool: evaluating QI team activities and giving feedback to senior leaders.
Lubomski LH, Marsteller JA, Hsu YJ, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34:619-623.

View the world through a different lens: shadowing another provider.
Thompson DA, Holzmueller CG, Lubomski L, Pronovost PJ. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34:614-618.

Review
Missed injuries in trauma patients: a literature review.
Pfeifer R, Pape HC. Patient Saf Surg. 2008;2:20.

Study
Factors associated with intern fatigue.
Friesen LD, Vidyarthi AR, Baron RB, Katz PP. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Sep 20; [Epub ahead of print].

Impact of date stamping on patient safety measurement in patients undergoing CABG: experience with the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators.
Glance LG, Li Y, Osler TM, Mukamel DB, Dick AW. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008;8:176.

Implementation of a preoperative briefing protocol improves accuracy of teamwork assessment in the operating room.
Paige JT, Aaron DL, Yang T, et al. Am Surg. 2008;74:817-823.

Organizational culture, team climate and diabetes care in small office-based practices.
Bosch M, Dijkstra R, Wensing M, van der Weijden T, Grol R. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008;8:180.

Patient safety incidents associated with equipment in critical care: a review of reports to the UK National Patient Safety Agency.
Thomas AN, Galvin I. Anaesthesia. 2008 Sep 17; [Epub ahead of print].

Prioritising the prevention of medication handling errors.
Bertsche T, Niemann D, Mayer Y, et al. Pharm World Sci. 2008 Sep 12; [Epub ahead of print].

Undertriage of elderly trauma patients to state-designated trauma centers.
Chang DC, Bass RR, Cornwell EE, Mackenzie EJ. Arch Surg. 2008;143:776-781.

 Meeting/Conference

Meeting/Conference Proceedings
The Role of HR in Quality and Patient Safety.
The American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration. San Diego, CA: July 24, 2008.

 Newspaper/Magazine Article

Newspaper/Magazine Article
Hospital bracelets face hurdles as they fix hazard.
Hartocollis A. New York Times. September 25, 2008; Metropolitan Desk section: A1.

Surgeon operates on wrong knee at Miriam Hospital.
Freyer FJ. Providence Journal. September 20, 2008.

 Press Release/Announcement

Press Release/Announcement
2008 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients.
The Joint Commission. September 25, 2008.

The MacArthur Fellows Program: Peter Pronovost.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. September 23, 2008.

2008 National Policy Conference on Quality: Quality at the Crossroads.
National Quality Forum. October 15-17, 2008; Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA.

The Canadian Healthcare Safety Symposium 8: Healthcare and the Law.
BUKSA Conference Management and Program Development. October 23-25, 2008; Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Hospitals Moving Forward with Patient- and Family-Centered Care.
Institute for Family-Centered Care. October 27-30, 2008; The Westin Calgary; Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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