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OverviewAdverse events occur in healthcare with worrying and surprising frequency and, of these, a substantial portion are preventable. This highly-readable book, translated and update from the original Dutch edition, presents 15 model case studies which have been carefully designed to explore common themes in medical errors and offer learnings from those events that will guide practice to prevent similar tragedies unfolding in future. Using 15 years of experience working in patient safety, the author makes concrete recommendations around assessment, attitude and performance, and provides a concise and accessible methodology for working safely. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian LeistikowPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: CRC Press Weight: 0.294kg ISBN: 9781138197763ISBN 10: 1138197769 Pages: 118 Publication Date: 06 March 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 – Worst Case Scenario Chapter 2 – your own observation is flawed Chapter 3 – Assumption is the mother of all screw-ups Chapter 4 – be prepared Chapter 5 – Speak up Chapter 6 – What am I missing here? Chapter 7 – Nine Red Flags Chapter 8 – HALT Chapter 9 – Photo or film Chapter 10 – Risk accumulation Chapter 11 – Just Culture Chapter 12 – Blind faith Chapter 13 – Bias Chapter 14 – Professional performance Chapter 15 – Open Disclosure Chapter 16 – Epilogue Chapter 17 – SummaryReviewsAuthor InformationIan Leistikow is a non-practicing physician. He was the coordinator of the patient safety program within the University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, from 2003 to 2011. This program comprised for example the introduction of Root Cause Analysis (RCA), proactive risk analysis (HFMEA), research on handoffs, research on patient participation and a video game on patient safety (www.airmedicsky1.org). He has set up various patient safety related trainings, has published multiple articles about patient safety and is co-author on a book about RCA. In December 2011 he published his PhD thesis on how the Board of Directors can lead patient safety improvements. His thesis is condensed into an article which was published in BMJ in July 2011. In 2014 he published a Dutch book on learning from Sentinel Events, which was widely recognized in the Netherlands. Since April 2011 Ian works as senior inspector at the Dutch Healthcare Inspectorate. There his tasks include judging the quality of sentinel event analysis reports from hospitals and coordinating the Dutch national set of quality indicators for hospitals. Ian is member of the Strategic Advisory Board of the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare. He is also one of the initiators of GetUpGetBetter (www.getupgetbetter.com), a series of international healthcare quality competitions, that is currently being developed. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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