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 Journal Article

Commentary
Beyond "see one, do one, teach one": toward a different training paradigm.
Rodriguez-Paz JM, Kennedy M, Salas E, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:63-68.

Clinicians in quality improvement: a new career pathway in academic medicine.
Shojania KG, Levinson W. JAMA. 2009;301:766-768.

Knowledge-based information to improve the quality of patient care.
Garcia JL, Wells KK. J Healthc Qual. 2009;31:30-35.

Transformation of health care at the front line.
Conway PH, Clancy C. JAMA. 2009;301:763-765.

Review
Minimising medication errors in children.
Wong ICK, Wong LYL, Cranswick NE. Arch Dis Child. 2009;94:161-164.

Study
High-fidelity, simulation-based, interdisciplinary operating room team training at the point of care.
Paige JT, Kozmenko V, Yang T, et al. Surgery. 2009;145:138-146.

Hospitalists as emerging leaders in patient safety: lessons learned and future directions.
Flanders SA, Kaufman SR, Saint S, Parekh VI. J Patient Saf; [Epub 30 Jan 2009].

Implementing a 48 h EWTD-compliant rota for junior doctors in the UK does not compromise patients' safety: assessor-blind pilot comparison.
Cappuccio FP, Bakewell A, Taggart FM, et al; for the Warwick EWTD Working Group. QJM. 2009 Jan 27; [Epub ahead of print].

Preprinted order sets as a safety intervention in pediatric sedation.
Broussard M, Bass PF 3rd, Arnold CL, McLarty JW, Bocchini JA Jr. J Pediatr. 2009 Jan 31; [Epub ahead of print].

Prescribing discrepancies likely to cause adverse drug events after patient transfer.
Boockvar KS, Liu S, Goldstein N, Nebeker J, Siu A, Fried T. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:32-36.

Surgical team training: the Northwestern Memorial Hospital experience.
Halverson AL, Andersson JL, Anderson K, et al. Arch Surg. 2009;144:107-112.

The effectiveness of inking needle core prostate biopsies for preventing patient specimen identification errors: a technique to address Joint Commission patient safety goals in specialty laboratories.
Raff LJ, Engel G, Beck KR, O'Brien AS, Bauer ME. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2009;133:295-297.

The impact of trained assistance on error rates in anaesthesia: a simulation-based randomised controlled trial.
Weller JM, Merry AF, Robinson BJ, Warman GR, Janssen A. Anaesthesia. 2009;64:126-130.

Trends in healthcare incident reporting and relationship to safety and quality data in acute hospitals: results from the National Reporting and Learning System.
Hutchinson A, Young TA, Cooper KL, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:5-10.

 Meeting/Conference

Europe Meeting/Conference
Patient Safety Congress 2009.
Health Service Journal, Nursing Times, National Patient Safety Agency, the Health Foundation, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. April 30-May 1, 2009; The ICC, Birmingham, UK.

Massachusetts Meeting/Conference
Delivering Safe and Optimal Care Through Effective Teamwork and Communication.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. April 2-3, 2009; Intercontinental-Boston, Boston, MA.

 Newspaper/Magazine Article

Newspaper/Magazine Article
Don't let a hospital make you sick.
Mishori R. Parade Magazine. February 8, 2009.

Legality of technicians' involvement in medication reconciliation not clear.
Thompson CA. AJHP News. March 1, 2009.

Safety first.
Feinmann J. BMJ. 2009;338:b420.

 Web Resource

Multi-use Website
Standardization Projects.
Washington State Hospital Association.

AHRQ Health Services Research Projects (R01).
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Program Announcement No. PA-09-070.

AHRQ Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants (R18).
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Program Announcement No. PA-09-071.

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