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To Err is Human turns 20
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

News Headlines

Q&A: The Impact of To Err is Human at 20

November 29 marks the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Medicine report To Err is Human, which flipped conventional ideas about medical errors and prevention on their head and started the modern patient safety movement. 

Indiana Hospital: Sterilization Issue Put 1,200 Patients at Risk of Infection

Patients who underwent surgery at Goshen (Indiana) Hospital between April 1 and September 30 may have been exposed to dangerous diseases after a breakdown in the facility’s surgical instrument sterilization process.

 

Newsletter Articles

SHEA: Study finds major problems with PPE doffing
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

For years, infection control experts have warned that improper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) when dealing with patients who have highly contagious illnesses can lead to trouble.

Use checklist to help staff clear areas to protect at-risk patients
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

Ligature risk tops the list of problems cited by TJC surveyors under one of the most frequently cited standards, EC.02.06.01.

The 12 days of Christmas: Gifts we’d like to give healthcare this year
Source: Patient Safety Monitor Journal 

We’ve thought of some gifts we’d like to bestow upon the busy healthcare clinic workers in the country—if we had the power to do so.

 

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Restraint and Seclusion: Training Staff on Close Observation Precautions for At-Risk Patients

Presented on: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 | 1:00–2:30 p.m. EST

Presented by: Kevin Ann Huckshorn, PhD, MSN, RN, CADC, ICRC

Special precautions are used when patients are at risk of self-harm, especially in settings that do not otherwise have safe spaces available. This training program will provide information for supervisors and staff observers about restraint and seclusion, ensuring they can meet both the needs of patients and the myriad of rules and regulations, all while keeping staff safe.

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