PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - L Zipperer
TI  - Clinicians, librarians and patient safety: opportunities for partnership
AID  - 10.1136/qshc.2002.003103
DP  - 2004 Jun 01
TA  - Quality and Safety in Health Care
PG  - 218--222
VI  - 13
IP  - 3
4099  - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/13/3/218.short
4100  - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/13/3/218.full
SO  - Qual Saf Health Care2004 Jun 01; 13
AB  - Librarians could improve the safety of medical care through greater participation in patient safety initiatives. A librarian’s expertise in accessing the evidence base could enhance the safety and appropriateness of care in a clinical environment. In addition, librarians could apply specific technical knowledge management skills to medicine. To realize improvements from these skill sets, healthcare leaders must consider ways of working with librarians to enhance patient safety.