Simulation-based medical education: an ethical imperative
Medical training must at some point use live patients to hone the skills of health
professionals. But there is also an obligation to provide optimal treatment and to ensure …
professionals. But there is also an obligation to provide optimal treatment and to ensure …
Reporting and preventing medical mishaps: lessons from non-medical near miss reporting systems
Methods Our analysis comes from three main sources: a literature search to identify incident
reporting systems and related research; a compilation of nomenclature and classification of …
reporting systems and related research; a compilation of nomenclature and classification of …
Incidence of adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events: implications for prevention
Objectives.—To assess incidence and preventability of adverse drug events (ADEs) and
potential ADEs. To analyze preventable events to develop prevention strategies. Design …
potential ADEs. To analyze preventable events to develop prevention strategies. Design …
Systems analysis of adverse drug events
Objective.—To identify and evaluate the systems failures that underlie errors causing
adverse drug events (ADEs) and potential ADEs. Design.—Systems analysis of events from …
adverse drug events (ADEs) and potential ADEs. Design.—Systems analysis of events from …
The costs of adverse drug events in hospitalized patients
Objective.—To assess the additional resource utilization associated with an adverse drug
event (ADE). Design.—Nested case-control study within a prospective cohort study …
event (ADE). Design.—Nested case-control study within a prospective cohort study …
The incident reporting system does not detect adverse drug events: a problem for quality improvement
Article-at-a-Glance Objectives The objectives of this study were 1) to determine the
frequency with which adverse drug events result in an incident report (IR) in hospitalized …
frequency with which adverse drug events result in an incident report (IR) in hospitalized …
Simulation based teamwork training for emergency department staff: does it improve clinical team performance when added to an existing didactic teamwork …
MJ Shapiro, JC Morey, SD Small… - BMJ Quality & …, 2004 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Objective: To determine if high fidelity simulation based team training can improve clinical
team performance when added to an existing didactic teamwork curriculum. Setting: Level 1 …
team performance when added to an existing didactic teamwork curriculum. Setting: Level 1 …
Situation awareness in anesthesiology
Situation awareness has primarily been confined to the aviation field. We believe that
situation awareness is an equally important characteristic in the complex, dynamic, and risky …
situation awareness is an equally important characteristic in the complex, dynamic, and risky …
Patient risk factors for adverse drug events in hospitalized patients
Background Adverse drug events (ADEs) are common in hospitalized patients, but few
empirical data are available regarding the strength of patient risk factors for ADEs. Methods …
empirical data are available regarding the strength of patient risk factors for ADEs. Methods …
Anesthesia crisis resource management: real-life simulation training in operating room crises
Little formal training is provided in anesthesiology residency programs to help acquire,
develop, and practice skills in resource management and decision making during crises in …
develop, and practice skills in resource management and decision making during crises in …