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Patient safety: just ask. Patients as reporters of real-time safety data; a pilot project to improve patient safety in secondary care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The Berwick review into patient safety recommended ‘involving patients in the healthcare organisation and seeking out the patient voice as an essential asset to monitor safety.’ (1) However routine data collection from patients in our institution is ...
Mccallum, Iain, Mr, Cairns, Thomas A, Dr
core   +1 more source

One size does not fit all: An in vitro evaluation of the effects of bezafibrate and medroxyprogesterone acetate on human SH‐SY5Y and U‐87 MG cancer cells

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Drugs previously repurposed to target blood cancers reduced neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cell growth and viability. However, their levels of anticancer activity were different and their clinical application may be problematic due to side effects at effective doses.
Abhishek Kharawatkar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Newborn Falls in Pennsylvania: An Analysis of Recent Events and a Review of Prevention Strategies

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2019
Despite increasing recognition of the potential risks associated with in-hospital newborn falls among health professionals, new parents are frequently unaware of the possibility of dropping their newborn, especially in the hospital. Although most newborn
Elizabeth Kukielka, Susan C. Wallace
doaj   +1 more source

Patient Safety Tool Box Talks© List of talks

open access: yes, 2013
Patient Safety Toolbox Talks© are a resource to enable short, discussions or presentations by line managers to their staff which is generally focused on one specific topic or theme which addresses in simple terms to prompt staff to practice in a safer ...
HSE Dublin North East Quality and Patient Safety
core  

UiO‐66 metal–organic frameworks in biomedicine: From structural tunability to bioimaging, photodiagnostics, and photodynamic cancer therapy

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
UiO‐66(Zr) metal–organic frameworks are chemically stable, biocompatible, and highly tunable nanomaterials. Their modular structure enables controlled drug delivery, multimodal bioimaging, and light‐activated photodynamic therapy, supporting integrated diagnostic and therapeutic (theranostic) applications in cancer and biomedical research.
Veronika Huntošová   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of errors and weaknesses in the diagnostic process: retrospective analysis of malpractice claims and adverse events from two national databases

open access: yesBMJ Open Quality
Background Diagnostic errors (DEs) are a significant global patient safety issue, often associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to overlooked, delayed, or incorrect diagnoses.
Kim Lyngby Mikkelsen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk of Medication Errors With Infusion Pumps: A Study of 1,004 Events From 132 Hospitals Across Pennsylvania

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2019
The risk of medication errors with infusion pumps is well established, yet a better under-standing is needed of the scenarios and factors associated with the errors.
Matthew A. Taylor , Rebecca Jones
doaj   +1 more source

Patient Safety Tool Box Talks© Theme 3 Talks

open access: yes, 2013
Patient Safety Toolbox Talks© are a resource to enable short, discussions or presentations by line managers to their staff which is generally focused on one specific topic or theme which addresses in simple terms to prompt staff to practice in a safer ...
HSE Dublin North East Quality and Patient Safety
core  

How Can Safer Care Be Achieved? Patient Safety Officers Perceptions of Factors Influencing Patient Safety in Sweden

open access: yes, 2020
Objective This study aimed to survey health care professionals in Sweden on the factors that they believe have been most important in reaching the current level of patient safety and achieving safer care in the future as well as the characteristics of ...
Roback, Kerstin,   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Role of Acute Care Managers in Quality of Care and Patient Safety [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Healthcare managers have a responsibility for the standard of their services and patient care delivered. Their work is thought to be essential in achieving and improving high quality care and patient safety.
Parand, A
core   +1 more source

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