Safety and Reliability in Pediatrics, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics - E-Book
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Pediatrics
| Author: | Brian Jacobs, MD, Max J. Coppes, MD, PhD, MBA | ISBN: | 9781455747399 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences | Publication: | November 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Saunders | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brian Jacobs, MD, Max J. Coppes, MD, PhD, MBA |
| ISBN: | 9781455747399 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Publication: | November 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Saunders |
| Language: | English |
The Guest Editors have assembled an international list of top experts to present the most current information to pediatricians about patient safety. The issue has a primarily clinical focus with a few articles addressing the business and practice of patient safety. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Developing performance standards and expectations for safety; The role of CPOE in patient safety; The role of smart infusion pumps on patient safety; Abstracted detection of adverse events in children; The role of effective communication (including handoffs) in patient safety; Reducing mortality resulting from adverse events; Optimizing standardization of case reviews (morbidity and mortality rounds) to promote patient safety; Impact of (resident) duty work hours on patient safety; Role of simulation in safety; The role of diagnostic errors in patient safety; The role of collaborative efforts to reduce hospital acquired conditions; Patient safety in ambulatory care; Role of FDA and pediatric safety; and Patient safety through the eyes of a parent.
The Guest Editors have assembled an international list of top experts to present the most current information to pediatricians about patient safety. The issue has a primarily clinical focus with a few articles addressing the business and practice of patient safety. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Developing performance standards and expectations for safety; The role of CPOE in patient safety; The role of smart infusion pumps on patient safety; Abstracted detection of adverse events in children; The role of effective communication (including handoffs) in patient safety; Reducing mortality resulting from adverse events; Optimizing standardization of case reviews (morbidity and mortality rounds) to promote patient safety; Impact of (resident) duty work hours on patient safety; Role of simulation in safety; The role of diagnostic errors in patient safety; The role of collaborative efforts to reduce hospital acquired conditions; Patient safety in ambulatory care; Role of FDA and pediatric safety; and Patient safety through the eyes of a parent.
