Contributors |
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PART 1 Introduction to the science and theory of patient safety |
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1 Introduction to patient safety |
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2 The culture of patient safety |
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3 | (10) |
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3 Transparent leadership for safety |
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13 | (6) |
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19 | (12) |
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5 The economics of patient safety |
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31 | (12) |
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6 Developing a safe clinical team |
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43 | (12) |
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7 Communicating to be safe |
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55 | (6) |
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8 Situation awareness and patient safety |
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61 | (16) |
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9 Practical application of human factors and ergonomics to improve safety |
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77 | (10) |
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10 Reliability in healthcare |
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87 | (14) |
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11 Resilience theory, complexity science, and Safety-II |
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101 | (12) |
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PART 2 Practical application and methodologies of patient safety |
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12 Measuring patient safety at a national, organization, and system level |
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113 | (12) |
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13 Measuring patient safety on the front line |
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125 | (14) |
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14 Practical approaches to safety improvement |
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139 | (12) |
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15 Learning from success to become safer |
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151 | (10) |
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16 Investigating and learning from adverse events |
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161 | (16) |
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177 | (8) |
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18 Caring for the caregivers: The second victim |
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185 | (16) |
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PART 3 Translating theory into clinical practice |
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19 Patient safety and information technology |
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201 | (12) |
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20 Enabling medication safety |
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213 | (10) |
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21 Safe prescribing in paediatrics |
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223 | (12) |
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22 Prevention of healthcare-associated infections |
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235 | (16) |
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23 Sepsis and antimicrobial stewardship |
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251 | (14) |
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24 Preventing and limiting deterioration on the medical wards |
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265 | (12) |
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25 Preventing and limiting diagnostic error |
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277 | (10) |
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26 Safety in primary care and general practice |
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287 | (16) |
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27 Safety in the emergency department |
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303 | (10) |
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28 Safety in ambulatory care |
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313 | (6) |
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29 Safety in the operating theatre |
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319 | (14) |
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30 Safety in paediatrics and child health |
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333 | (12) |
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31 Safety in maternity care |
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345 | (16) |
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32 Safety issues in mental health |
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361 | (12) |
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33 Patient safety in critical care |
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373 | (14) |
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34 Safety in patients with frailty and complex long-term conditions |
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387 | (18) |
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35 Safety in a multidisciplinary team |
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405 | (8) |
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36 Safety in the laboratory |
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413 | (14) |
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37 Patient safety in a pandemic |
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427 | (14) |
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38 Safety improvement tools |
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441 | (4) |
Index |
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