Toolkit - Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Medication
Posted: 7/26/2007 A toolkit with information and tips to avoid errors from look-alike, sound-alike drugs published by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety.


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AHRQ Issues TeamSTEPPS, team training and implementation toolkit
Posted: 11/30/2006 This toolkit contains evidence-based team training techniques for effective communication and other skills. The multimedia toolkit contains items to help organizations plan, conduct and evaluate its own team training program, including an instructor guide, PowerPoint, DVD with vignettes, a pocket guide, a CD with files of print materials and a poster. The toolkit is available for download and by ordering.
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Joint Commission Revises Speak Up Brochure On Infection Control
Posted: 11/30/2006 The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has updated its “Speak Up” brochure about infection control to include recommendations for health care workers to wash hands and wear gloves and highlights four easy things everyone can do to prevent infection and avoid contagious diseases.


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Patient Safety Incidents Reported to the United Kingdom’s National Patient Safety Agency
Posted: 10/5/2006 This report summarizes incidents reported to the National Patient Safety Agency in the United Kingdom revealing increasing incidents and patterns of problems remaining consistent over time.


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FDA 'Patient Safety News' Video On-line Features New Drugs, Biologics and Medical Devices
Posted: 9/8/2006 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) latest edition of Patient Safety News, a free Web-based video news program aimed at health professionals features information on new drugs, biologics, and medical devices, as well as FDA safety notifications and product recalls.
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