Association of interruptions with an increased risk and severity of medication administration errors

JI Westbrook, A Woods, MI Rob… - Archives of Internal …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Background Interruptions have been implicated as a cause of clinical errors, yet, to our
knowledge, no empirical studies of this relationship exist. We tested the hypothesis that …

Errors in the administration of intravenous medications in hospital and the role of correct procedures and nurse experience

JI Westbrook, MI Rob, A Woods… - BMJ quality & safety, 2011 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Intravenous medication administrations have a high incidence of error but there
is limited evidence of associated factors or error severity. Objective To measure the …

All in a day's work: an observational study to quantify how and with whom doctors on hospital wards spend their time

JI Westbrook, A Ampt, L Kearney… - Medical Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To quantify time doctors in hospital wards spend on specific work tasks, and with
health professionals and patients. Design: Observational time and motion study. Setting: 400 …

Impact of an ultrabroadband emergency department telemedicine system on the care of acutely ill patients and clinicians' work

JI Westbrook, EW Coiera, M Brear… - Medical journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To evaluate whether introduction of an emergency department (ED)
telemedicine system changed patient management and outcome indicators and to …

The role of family difficulties in adolescent depression, drug‐taking and other problem behaviours

I Reynolds, MI Rob - Medical journal of Australia, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
A comprehensive self‐report questionnaire that covered many aspects of adolescents' lives
was administered to 1270 students in Years 7, 10 and 11 who attended seven State high …

[PDF][PDF] Computerised order entry systems: sustained impact on laboratory efficiency and mortality rates?

JI Westbrook, A Georgiou, MI Rob - Studies in Health Technology …, 2008 - researchgate.net
Few studies have attempted to measure the effectiveness of computerised test-order entry
systems to reduce test turnaround time and the extent to which improvements are sustained …

[PDF][PDF] PRIMARY CARE After Bristol: putting patients at the centre• Commentary: Patient centred care: timely, but is it practical?

A Coulter, N Dunn, N Duan, CA Brown… - BMJ. BRITISH …, 2002 - academia.edu
CORRECTIONS Corrections and clarifications 647 Donald William Gould 681 CAREER
FOCUS This week S81 How to write or edit a book S81 A selection of frequently asked …

Changes in the caries experience of 12‐year‐old Sydney schoolchildren between 1963 and 1982

VJ Burton, MI Rob, GC Craig… - Medical journal of …, 1984 - Wiley Online Library
A study of the caries experience of 12‐year‐old children attending public high schools in the
northern suburbs of Sydney was undertaken in 1982. The data obtained were compared …

Readmissions to hospital: the contribution of morbidity data to the evaluation of asthma management

RL Rushworth, MI Rob - Australian journal of public health, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
We evaluated hospital readmission as an indicator of the quality of management of asthma
patients, between July 1989 and June 1990. Using hospital separation data, we constructed …

Diagnostic procedures and health outcomes: upper gastrointestinal tract investigations in the elderly

JI Westbrook, RL Rushworth, MI Rob… - Medical journal of …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To examine the use of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in people 65 years of
age and over in New South Wales, and compare its use between geographic areas, sex and …