DoD Patient Safety Program Learning Update June 2018 [HTML]

Military Health System sent this bulletin at 05/30/2018 09:52 AM EDT

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About the Learning Update

The Learning Update delivers an upcoming schedule of Department of Defense Patient Safety Program (DoD PSP) and other patient safety activities, tools and resources to help you increase your patient safety knowledge and skills.

Please note that information about patient safety activities are continuously updated. Check out the Calendar of Events on the DoD PSP web site to get the latest details and confirm information provided here. 

Table of Contents

Patient Safety On-Demand eLearning Courses
Patient Safety Learning Circles

 
Patient Safety On Demand eLearning Courses

Instructor-led or self-paced online learning sessions focused on a specific product

 

On-Demand eLearning: Joint Patient Safety Reporting Training Videos

Access the JPSR Video Knowledge Base, a collection of brief videos in Joint Knowledge Online, demonstrating the following JPSR functionalities:

  • Hotspots.
  • Investigation Form.
  • Reporting.
  • Searching.

Learn more

 

On-Demand eLearning: Root Cause Analysis

This self-paced module outlines the DoD Patient Safety Program’s suggested practices for conducting a root cause analysis, from the initial reporting of a patient safety event through the formation of the RCA Team to the identification of contributing factors and root causes and the recommendation of corrective actions.

Register now
 

Patient Safety Learning Circles
 

In-person or web-based forums focused on a specific topic

TeamSTEPPS® Webinar – American Hospital Association (AHA)

Please check our Calendar of Events for updates on this webinar.

 

The Joint Commission

There are multiple opportunities to attend accreditation and certification webinars offered by The Joint Commission.

Learn more

 

Patient Safety Learning Opportunity

 

Strategic Pathways to Population Health – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
June 7, 2018 from 2-3 p.m. EDT

 

Speakers:

  • Saranya Loehrer, MD, MPH, head of the North America Region, IHI
  • Christina Lundquist, BA, MHS, vice president of operations, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and MacDonald Women’s Hospital at University Hospitals (UH) Health System
  • Lora Council, MD, MPH, senior medical director for primary care, Cambridge Health Alliance

Learn more

  

  

 Patient Safety Learning Opportunity

 

Advancing Safe Care in the Home Setting – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)/National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)
June 14, 2018 from 1-2 p.m. EDT

 

Care in the home setting is expanding. There are many contributing factors to this expansion, including:

  • Rising health care costs.
  • A rapidly growing older adult population.
  • Patient preference.
  • Technological innovations.

Despite the rise, safety in the home setting isn’t as well understood as in other settings.

 

Join expert panelists as they discuss the issues, challenges, opportunities, and recommendations for advancing patient safety in this setting.

 

Speakers:

  • Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, secretary of the executive office of Elder Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Stephen Muething, MD, co-director of the James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH, CPPS, chief clinical and safety officer, IHI

Learn more

 

 

Patient Safety Learning Opportunity

 

Addiction Treatment Demystified: Proven, Practical Steps for Complex Care – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
June 21, 2018 from 1-2 p.m. EDT

 

Speakers:

  • R. Corey Waller, MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM, addiction, pain, emergency medicine specialist; managing partner, Complex Care Consulting LLC; chair, Legislative Advocacy Committee for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
  • Catherine Mather, MA, director, IHI

Learn more

 

ECRI Institute

 

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Combatting Resistance with Data – ECRI Institute
June 28, 2018 from 1-2 p.m. EDT

 

Speakers:

  • Michelle LaCour, MPH, epidemiologist, Pharmacovigilance Center, Office of Surgeon General, U.S. Army
  • Jessica Spencer, MPH, principal research scientist, Battelle Memorial Institute, supporting EpiData Center, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center

For more information on registering for this webinar, please e-mail TQMC@ECRI.org or call (610) 825-6000, ext. 5800.

 

 

  
 

Don’t wait to register for other DoD PSP activities!
Click here to view the 2018 DoD PSP Calendar: www.health.mil/PSPcalendar

Do you have a learning activity or networking opportunity that should be included?
E-mail us here: DHA.patientsafety@mail.mil.