Billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives are lost annually nationwide to medical mistakes that could have been prevented by patient safety practices. Sensory overload, punitive procedures ...
SEMBACH, Germany – A select group of Army dentists, enlisted dental specialists and civilian dental staff assigned to the Rhineland-Pfalz Dental Activity recently took part in specialized training ...
The NQF views safety as a fundamental and essential attribute of quality healthcare. Without safety there simply cannot be high quality. The NQF also considers improving patient safety as an ethical ...
New Orleans–On Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. in the Isidore Cohn Learning Center on the campus of Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, a surgical team ...
Today's medical students are not learning enough about patient safety, the importance of teamwork and communication, and safety science, according to a new white paper released by the Lucian Leape ...
Nearly 90 percent of students believe it is extremely important for health professions schools to provide training or skills in patient safety, according to a survey (pdf) by the Institute for ...
Dental Protection shares the results of the 2024 UK Foundation Dentists Competition, recognising exceptional research on ...
On Saturday, 30,000 first-year medical residents begin work and new rules taking effect that same day could add eight or more hours to their shifts. Doctors fresh out of medical school will be able to ...
The shift to risk-based quality management (RBQM) in clinical trials offers market opportunities in proactive risk strategies, focusing on patient safety and data integrity. Emphasizing digital ...
Although John Prescott, MD, chief academic officer at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), said that educating new doctors about patient safety has been a top priority for American ...