Empowering patient safety outreach through interprofessional partnerships: educating our communities.

Linda Walton; Chris Childs; Mindwell Egeland; Mary K Brooks; Lorri Zipperer

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Empowering patient safety outreach through interprofessional partnerships: educating our communities.

August 25, 2010

Walton L, Childs C, Egeland M, et al. J Hosp Librariansh. 2010;10(3):224-234.

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This commentary describes a multidisciplinary initiative that engaged hospital staff, librarians, and community leaders in developing patient safety awareness programs for patients and families in rural Iowa.

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