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Healthcare Safety Investigations Conference 2022.

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September 21, 2022. 5:00 AM – 11:00 AM (eastern).

Incident investigations are important tools for uncovering latent factors that facilitate patient harm. This conference will draw from experience in the United Kingdom to discuss how adverse event examinations can improve care provision and will highlight efforts in the United Kingdom to focus on maternity care safety.

Finding & Creating Joy in Work.

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Institute for Healthcare Improvement. September 14--November 22, 2022.

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.

Advancing Equity Through Quality and Safety.

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Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association. July 13, 2022, 12:00 PM (eastern).

Systemic improvement strategies can be leveraged to address overarching issues affecting health care quality such as safety, timeliness, and equity, given how lasting solutions must consider a wide range of factors to ensure success. This webinar will examine holistic approaches to align established safety initiatives to enhance equity efforts.

TeamSTEPPS Master Training Virtual Course.

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AHA Team Training. September 22 -- November 17, 2022.

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.

TeamSTEPPS Master Training Course.

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Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. October 4 and 6, 2022.

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.

CUSP Implementation Training.

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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.

ISMP Medication Safety Intensive.

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Institute for Safe Medication Practices. August 4-5, 2022.

This virtual workshop will explore tactics to ensure medication safety, including strategic planning, risk assessment, and Just Culture principles.

Engaging Physicians in Teamwork Training for Quality and Safety - Or Why Don’t Your Physicians Get Engaged?

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AHA Team Training. June 8, 2022, 1:00 – 2:00 PM (eastern).

Physicians are instrumental to the success of health care improvement efforts, and yet their involvement in safety work can be a challenge. This seminar highlighted strategies to motivate physician engagement that address barriers to those actions which include skill development and team training. Slides and a recording of the seminar are available.

Patient Safety Executive Development Program.

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Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Boston, MA and online. August 31-October 14, 2022.

Organization executives influence the success of patient safety improvement. This hybrid workshop will highlight how leaders can use assessments, planning, and evidence to improve the safety culture at their organizations.

Advancing Diagnostic Excellence for Older Adults.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, CA. July 21, 2022, 11:30 AM-6:30 PM (eastern).

The care of older adult patients can be complicated due to comorbidities and polypharmacy. This session will examine diagnostic challenges unique to the older adult population. The existing evidence base and research strategies for the future will be discussed.

Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic to Improve Diagnosis. Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief.

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

The COVID-19 crisis affected most health care processes, including diagnosis. This report recaps a session examining impacts of the pandemic on diagnostic approaches, inequities, and innovations that may inform future diagnostic improvement efforts.

Patient Safety Certificate Program.

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American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. Chicago, IL: July 11-16 2022.

This onsite program will cover key patient safety concepts and how to apply them to improve safety. To help prepare attendees for designing and sustaining safety initiatives at their organizations, preconference activities will discuss safety culture, human factors, communication, and leadership development.

Diagnostic Error in Medicine 15th International Conference.

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Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine. Minneapolis, MN, October 16-18, 2022.

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".

Diversion is a Threat to Patient Safety: Adopting Best Practices.

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Institute for Safe Medication Practices. April 6, 2022.

Drug diversion can result in patient harm due to reduced medication availability, impaired clinician performance, and loss of trust. This webinar discussed the impact of drug diversion at a system level and outlined steps an organization can take to minimize this risk through workplace health strategies and stewardship programs.

Achieving Excellence in Cancer Diagnosis: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief.

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

Diagnostic errors remain an ongoing challenge in many medical specialties, including oncology. This workshop reviewed the evidence base examining challenges in cancer diagnosis, discussed suggestions for improvement in the field, and looked toward a safer future for cancer patients.

HSJ Patient Safety Congress.

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Health Service Journal. September 15-16, 2022. Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester UK.

Patient safety is challenged worldwide due to the daily complexity of care. This session will focus on never events. Areas of specific exploration will include what factors in the environment enable never events, the value of proactive assessment of practice to prevent never events, and the viability of never event classification schemes.

Evaluation of Patient Quality and Safety.

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Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. June 1, 3 and 6, 2022, 9:00-11:00am each day.

Initiative appraisal is a necessary step toward shared learning and quality and safety program improvement. This virtual session will focus on the development of evaluation skills and strategies, with an emphasis on critique, design, and qualitative assessment.

We Can’t Do This Alone! The Role That Patients, Family Members, and the General Public Play in Advancing Patient Safety.

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Patient Safety Movement Foundation. January 25, 2022.

Successful patient safety improvements engage individuals across the continuum of care and administrative processes, including patients as advocates for change. This webinar highlighted the role of the patient in influencing legislation designed to affect systems of care to ensure safe practice.

Understanding SOPS Surveys--A Quick Primer for New Users.

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Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 12, 2022.

An organization’s understanding of its culture is foundational to patient safety. This webinar introduced the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) program. The session covered the types of surveys available and review resources available to best use the data to facilitate conversations and comparisons to inform improvement efforts.

Achieving Excellence in the Diagnosis of Acute Cardiovascular Events: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2021.

Misdiagnosis of severe cardiovascular events is a primary concern to the diagnostic safety community due to its prevalence and potential for harm. This report summarizes a session discussion on the existing evidence base on improving diagnosis for these conditions and explore opportunities for improvement.

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