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What's New for 12/10/2008
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 Audiovisual

Audiovisual Presentation
FDA MedWatch and Patient Safety Tutorial.
US Food and Drug Administration. October 2008.

Physician, say you're sorry.
Delbanco T, Bell SK. New York Times Video. November 24, 2008.

 Book/Report

Book/Report
Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Report on Quality and Safety 2008.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; November 2008.

 Grant

Grant Recipient
AHRQ Risk-informed Intervention Development and Implementation of Safe Practices in Ambulatory Care.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2008.

 Journal Article

Commentary
Revisiting duty-hour limits — IOM recommendations for patient safety and resident education.
Iglehart JK. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:2633-2635.

Review
Teamwork and patient safety in dynamic domains of healthcare: a review of the literature.
Manser T. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 22 Oct 2008; [Epub ahead of print].

Study
Addressing delays in medication administration for patients transferred from the hospital to the nursing home: a pilot quality improvement project.
Ward KT, Bates-Jensen B, Eslami MS, et al. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2008;6:205-211.

Computerized provider order entry adoption: implications for clinical workflow.
Campbell EM, Guappone KP, Sittig DF, Dykstra RH, Ash JS. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Nov 20; [Epub ahead of print].

Getting to the root of medication errors.
Cohen H, Shastay AD. Nursing. 2008;38:39-47; quiz 48-49.

Hospital-wide code rates and mortality before and after implementation of a rapid response team.
Chan PS, Khalid A, Longmore LS, Berg RA, Kosiborod M, Spertus JA. JAMA. 2008;300:2506-2513.

Interprofessional conflict and medical errors: results of a national multi-specialty survey of hospital residents in the US.
Baldwin DC Jr, Daugherty SR. J Interprof Care. 2008;22:573-586.

Quality management and patient safety: survey results from 102 Hungarian hospitals.
Makai P, Klazinga N, Wagner C, Boncz I, Gulacsi L. Health Policy. 2008 Nov 10; [Epub ahead of print].

Quantification and classification of errors associated with hand-repackaging of medications in long-term care facilities in Germany.
Gerber A, Kohaupt I, Lauterbach KW, Buescher G, Stock S, Lungen M. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2008;6:212-219.

Time for a change in injury and trauma care delivery: a trauma death review analysis.
Sugrue M, Caldwell E, D'Amours S, et al. ANZ J Surg. 2008;78:949-954.

Time motion study in a pediatric emergency department before and after computer physician order entry.
Yen K, Shane EL, Pawar SS, Schwendel ND, Zimmanck RJ, Gorelick MH. Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Nov 19; [Epub ahead of print].

 Meeting/Conference

Europe Meeting/Conference
Safe Surgery Saves Lives European Workshop.
World Alliance for Patient Safety. January 15, 2009; London, UK.

Texas Meeting/Conference
8th Annual Forum for Improving Children's Healthcare: Thrive Together.
National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality. March 9-12, 2009; Gaylord Texan Resort, Grapevine, TX.

 Newspaper/Magazine Article

Newspaper/Magazine Article
Actively caring for safety: overcoming bystander apathy.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 20, 2008:13:1-3.

Fixing relationships, preventing errors.
McGinn P, Chabon R. HHN Magazine Online. November 25, 2008.

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute Patient Safety Studentship Program 2009-2010.
Ottawa, Canada: The Canadian Patient Safety Institute.

Electronic data collection using MedWatchPlus portal and rational questionnaire.
Shuren J. Federal Register. October 23, 2008;73:63153-63157.

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