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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American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Event Description: The self-paced, online course is intended for anyone working in a health care setting who is still learning the foundations of quality improvement, regardless of their role. It includes six modules:
Introduction to Quality Improvement
The Quality Improvement Process
Data Measurement and Analysis
Change Management
Patient Safety
Leadership and Teamwork for QI
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Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
Event Description: ISMP's series of webinar on Safety topics. Most programs provide required medication/patient safety continuing education credits for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and nurses.
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Duke University Health System Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality
Event Description: This series, which offers five-hour and twelve-hour options, covers the science of well-being and the practical tools and strategies practitioners can use to emotionally support themselves and their team, department, unit, or organization.
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American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM)
Event Description: These in-depth live webinars will cover clinical/patient safety, legal/regulatory, enterprise risk management (ERM), risk financing and more. Each webinar is 1 hour in length and eligible for 1 CE credit towards your CPHRM Certification.
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Sepsis Alliance Institute
Event Description: This two-day virtual conference will explore an array of sepsis-related topics in healthcare and include presentations from clinicians, innovation experts, and other leaders. It is intended for healthcare professionals across the continuum of care, including nurses, physicians, pharmacists, allied health professionals, data/quality/safety/IT professionals, students, leadership, policy makers, and industry leaders.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Quality Improvement Organizations
Event Description: A series of trainings on antibiotics, antibiotic resistance and stewardship, and a case study on Clostridium Difficile, focusing on the LTC setting.
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Washington Patient Safety Coalition (WPSC)
Event Description: This two-day virtual conference is geared towards patient safety professionals in the Northwest US and is titled "Bringing Patient Safety To Life: What’s worked, what hasn’t, and what to do about it." Focus areas will include:
Patient and Family Engagement
Safety Within Systems
Innovative and Equitable Patient Safety Practices
Technology
Collaboration on a Community Level
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Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Event Description: This four-day in-person conference has nine topic tracks for attendees to follow, including a track on workforce and patient safety.
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American Association for Physician Leadership
Event Description: This course addresses the importance of team-based care, identifying attributes and qualities of high-performing teams, diagnosing strategies to minimize risk and human error, and the significance of being held responsible for ones’ actions or the actions of others.
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American Association for Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
Event Description: Online courses on a variety of topics, including patient safety foci such as safe medication practices and identifying and caring for sepsis.
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Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Event Description: Collection of patient safety workshops, conferences, and webinars that are updated regularly, including courses on the RISE program, CUSP, and TeamSTEPPS, free webinars, and annual conferences.
Event Location: Online and in person: Baltimore, MD
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International Hospital Federation
Event Description: This virtual forum for hospital and healthcare leaders will be used to debrief and discuss learnings from the COVID-19 crisis, address key questions on strategies for the new normal, and explore how health services are transforming for the future.
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American Society for Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
Event Description: This five day in-person conference will explore a wide range of pharmacy-related topics, including quality and patient safety, and is intended for interprofessional teams of clinicians and administrators.
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American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Event Description: This on demand conference is intended for people in all stages of their obstetric and gynecologic career. There are clinical presentations and panels on a wide range of OB/GYN topics, including several on maternal safety and other safety topics.
Event Description: This program focuses on the role of the clinician in managing the care transition process to reduce issues in care that increase the risk of complications and the need to return to the hospital. This course is designed to meet the continuing education requirements of health care professionals such as licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists and social workers.
Event Description: This lesson for personal care workers reviews basic safety measures to use and response steps to take to decrease the spread of infections and prevent injury resulting from an unsafe or unclean environment.
Event Description: An entry-level course for paraprofessionals (e.g., homehealth aides, nurses aides, personal care attendants, etc.) to learn about the basic safety measures and maintaining a clean environment. This course will present information on safety measures, emergency situations, and good body mechanics. Additionally, several skills that are necessary to maintain a safe and clean environment are presented.