Emergency medicine quality improvement and patient safety curriculum.

John J. Kelly; Elaine Thallner; Robert I. Broida; Dickson Sui Cheung; Helmut Meisl; Azita G Hamedani; Kevin Klauer; Shari J. Welch; Christopher Beach

Course Material/Curriculum

Emergency medicine quality improvement and patient safety curriculum.

November 17, 2010

Kelly JJ, Thallner E, Broida RI, et al. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2010;17.

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This commentary outlines a curriculum designed for emergency medicine residency programs.

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