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The AHRQ PSNet Collection comprises an extensive selection of resources relevant to the patient safety community. These resources come in a variety of formats, including literature, research, tools, and Web sites. Resources are identified using the National Library of Medicine’s Medline database, various news and content aggregators, and the expertise of the AHRQ PSNet editorial and technical teams.

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Institute for Healthcare Improvement. September 13 - November 7, 2023.

Root cause analysis (RCA) is a widely recognized retrospective strategy for learning from failure that is challenging to implement. This series of webinars will feature an innovative approach to RCA that expands on the concept to facilitate its use in incident investigations. Instructors for the series will include Dr. Terry Fairbanks and Dr. Tejal K. Gandhi.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
This online class prepares individuals to apply for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement patient safety certification program. The on-demand or live sessions cover key patient safety concepts to enhance participants' knowledge about safety culture, systems thinking, leadership, risk identification and analysis, information technology, and human factors. The next online session is August 2-3, 2023.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. September 13 - November 21, 2023.
Burnout among health care workers negatively affects system improvement. This webinar series will highlight strategies to establish a healthy work environment that strengthens teamwork, staff engagement, and resilience. Instructors include Dr. Donald Berwick and Derek Feeley.

National Action Alliance. June 27, 2023. 2:00- 3:00 PM (eastern)

Violence in the health care environment detracts from staff and clinician ability to provide safe care. Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this webinar will discuss the importance of violence prevention.

Clinical Human Factors Group. May 16, 2023, 9:00 AM--12:30 PM (eastern).

Organizations and individuals learn by considering how humans interact while performing routine tasks. This seminar will examine the opportunities for improvement in examining what work-as-done efforts reveal, embedding human factors design considerations into daily work processes, and prioritizing front-line staff experience as a component of safety.

Health and Human Services. June 27, 2023. 2:00-3:00pm (eastern).

Work toward zero harm in health care is gaining national attention in the United States. This webinar aligns with efforts by the National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety. The session will explore the importance of preventing workplace violence in healthcare settings. This is the second in a series of offerings from the Alliance supporting its work to improve safety.
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. September 6–7, 2023; Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa, Las Vegas, NV.
Anesthesia is a high-risk activity that has achieved safety successes. This hybrid conference will explore topics related to the theme of “Emerging Medical Technologies – A Patient Safety Perspective on Wearables, Big Data and Remote Care.”
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality.
The comprehensive unit-based safety program (CUSP) approach emphasizes improving safety culture through a continuous process of reporting and learning from errors, improving teamwork, and engaging staff at all levels in safety efforts. Available on demand and live, this session covers how to utilize CUSP, including understanding and addressing challenges to implementation. The next virtual session will be held July 18, 2023.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. June 8-9, 2023.
This virtual workshop will explore tactics to ensure medication safety, including strategic planning, risk assessment, and Just Culture principles.

Patient Safety Movement Foundation. VEA Newport Beach, Newport Beach, CA, June 1-2, 2023.

Multidisciplinary educational opportunities promote cross-industry learning to improve patient safety. This session will highlight safety culture and patient advocacy as topics.
Curated Libraries
March 8, 2023
Value as an element of patient safety is emerging as an approach to prioritize and evaluate improvement actions. This library highlights resources that explore the business case for cost effective, efficient and impactful efforts to reduce medical errors.
AHA Team Training. April 20 - June 8 2023.
The TeamSTEPPS program was developed to support effective communication and teamwork in health care. This online series will prepare participants to guide their organizations through implementation of the TeamSTEPPS program. It is designed for individuals that are new to TeamSTEPPS processes. 
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. June 13 and June 15, 2023.
Team training programs seek to improve communication and coordination among team members to reduce the potential for medical error. This virtual workshop will train participants to design, implement, and evaluate team training programs in their organizations based on the TeamSTEPPS model. 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 24, 2023.

Workplace safety became more apparent during the COVID pandemic as an essential component to support effective and safe care provision. This session introduced the AHRQ Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for use with the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey that examines staff perceptions of workplace safety. Background on the importance of workplace safety in nursing homes, results from a pilot test in 48 nursing homes, and one organization’s experience with the survey were shared.
Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine. Cleveland, Ohio, October 8-11, 2023.
Diagnostic error reduction continues to gain momentum in the research and frontline patient safety communities. This in-person conference will focus on the theme, "The Future of Diagnosis: Achieving Excellence and Equity." 

Healthcare Excellence Canada. 2020-2023.

This bi-monthly webinar series focuses on a variety of topics that support patient safety and quality improvement.

Collaborative for Accountability and Improvement. January 26, 2023.

Root cause analysis (RCA) is a recognized approach to examining failures by identifying causal factors to define improvement effort. This session discussed challenges to the effective use of RCA results and examine an approach to present them that supports effective improvement action.

International Society for Quality in Health Care, Korean Society for Quality in Health Care, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, and the Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation, COEX Convention and Exhibition Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, August 27-30, 2023. 

This conference will explore the theme of “'Technology, Culture, and Coproduction: Looking to the Horizon of Quality and Safety” and will provide sessions on patient safety topics such as learning from mistakes, human factors and Safety II. 

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2022. ISBN 9780309696333. 

The care of older adult patients can be complicated due to comorbidities, bias and polypharmacy. This publication reports on a session that examined diagnostic challenges unique to the older adult population. The existing evidence base and strategies for the future are reviewed.