DoD Patient Safety Program Monthly eBulletin - July 2016
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The Department of Defense (DoD) Patient Safety Program (PSP) eBulletin delivers patient safety updates, news, useful tips, and resources to help you deliver the highest quality of care to your patients. This month, we highlight the 2016 TeamSTEPPS® Conference, the 2016 Quality and Patient Safety Awards, the U.S. Army Medical Command’s efforts with TeamSTEPPS® and the Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ). Enjoy! Contents Announcements/Reminders Announcements/Reminders
Feature: TeamSTEPPS® and High Reliability: An Overview of the 2016 National TeamSTEPPS ConferenceThe 10th Annual National TeamSTEPPS Conference – an event designed to highlight strategies and techniques to effectively implement and sustain TeamSTEPPS in today’s ever-evolving health care environment – was held 7-10 June, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Welcoming over 700 health care industry professionals and experts, the National TeamSTEPPS conference spotlighted...Read more
Patient Safety in Action: The DoD Patient Safety Program Announces the 2016 Quality and Patient Safety AwardsEvery step Military Health System (MHS) patient safety professionals take towards achieving high reliability is worthy of praise and recognition. Today more than ever, our commitment to...Read more
HRO Corner: Measuring the Effectiveness of the TeamSTEPPS® Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ) – U.S. Army Medical Command ImplementationDeveloped by Department of Defense (DoD) Patient Safety Program (PSP) in partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), TeamSTEPPS is a robust, evidence-based system designed to...Read more
Military Health System (MHS) Patient Safety Culture Survey UpdateStarting in February through mid-April, Military Health System (MHS) staff at Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) worldwide were asked to complete the 2016 MHS Patient Safety Culture Survey (Culture Survey). The purpose of the Culture Survey was to...Read more
DoD PSP Treasure Chest: July EditionWelcome to the July edition of the DoD PSP Treasure Chest! Each and every month, we will be sharing resources to help you execute your day-to-day patient safety activities easily and effectively. Please visit us often and get access to...Read more
MHS Patient Safety Data SnapshotThe new MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot is a monthly compilation of two types of patient safety data 1) Sentinel Event (SE) notifications submitted to the Patient Safety Analysis Center (PSAC) 2) anonymous, voluntarily reported patient safety events via...Read more
MHS Patient Safety SpotlightThe MHS Patient Safety Spotlight is a new resource designed to highlight best practices and interesting initiatives that come from the field and are...Read more
Upcoming Events
Patient Safety Learning Circles:
Strategies for Preparing for TeamSTEPPS® Implementation in the Clinical and Educational Settings – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) 13 July, 2016 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET
Medical Errors at the End of Life and Strategies for Improving Patient-Provider Communication – National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)**
The focus of this webcast will be on failure to recognize patient preference at the end of life as a medical error and best practices for improving patient/provider communication.
Learning Objectives:
Featured Speaker:
Patient Safety Workshops: On-Demand eLearning: Patient Safety Reporting System v1.01 eLearning Course This course introduces basic navigation and functionality features of the PSR system and the roles of system users, such as event reporters, event handlers, and investigators. The course can be accessed through MHS Learn.
On-Demand eLearning: Patient Safety Reporting: Intermediate Course* Targeted to Patient Safety Managers and other MTF staff already familiar with basic functionalities of the Patient Safety Reporting System, this course is designed to help learners hone the decision-making skills needed to effectively manage patient safety event data in PSR, as part of the ongoing effort to eliminate preventable harm at MTFs.
On-Demand eLearning: Root Cause Analysis*
Patient Safety Reading CornerThese articles are external and provided for information purposes only. The DoD does not sponsor these websites.
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