Patient
Safety
Learn about important foundations of patient safety like safety culture, patient handovers, transitions of care, communication, reporting patient safety events, and more!
Patient Safety in the ED Part 1 – Introduction and the Role of the Patient Safety Culture
The evolution of patient safety paradigms and shifting from a focus on individual errors towards a systems-based approach
Patient Safety in the ED Part 2 – Key Concepts in the Systems-Based Patient Safety Paradigm
Delve deeper into patient safety terminology and concepts that support the systems-based approach
Patient Safety in the ED Part 3 – The Role of Safety Culture in a Patient Safety Program
The role that ED culture has in supporting (or hindering) patient safety
Patient Safety in the ED Part 4 – Patient Handovers and Transitions of Care
Learn more about barriers and potential harms in transitions of care in the ED as well as ways to mitigate risk by using standardized tools
Patient Safety in the ED Part 5 – Patient Communication in the ED
How effective communication can impact patient care, the barriers to effective communication with patients and strategies to improve patient communication in the ED
Reporting Patient Safety Events in the Emergency Department
How safety event reporting systems can improve patient care, quality and safety
Checklists and the Hierarchy of Effectiveness
Explore the hierarchy of effectiveness and how checklists can be used as a tool for improved patient safety (plus some easy tips on how to improve your checklists today!)
