Description
Book SynopsisDesigned for providers of women's healthcare, this manual guides those implementing QI and safety programs with emphasis on obstetrics and gynecology. The book contains case-based elements to improve accessibility and understanding. The editors are involved with global initiatives educating physicians in safety aspects of practice.
Table of Contents1. Office safety Ty B. Erickson and Amber D. Masse; 2. Electronic fetal monitoring and patient safety David Miller; 3. Patient safety in the outpatient setting Roger Smith and Mark D. Pearlman; 4. Principles for the safe use of electrosurgery Fidel A. Valea; 5. The obstetric-gynecologic hospitalist Christopher C. Swain and Alan M. Dulit; 6. Transparency and disclosure Sandra Koch; 7. Surgical checklists John Wachtel and Abraham Lichtmacher; 8. What is a high-reliability organization? Joseph C. Gambone and John P. Keats; 9. Powerful tools for quality improvement John P. Keats; 10. Simulation and drills Shad Deering; 11. Rapid response in obstetrics Allison R. Durica and Elizabeth S. McCuin; 12. Regulatory and legal implications Mark S. Defrancesco; 13. Patient safety: a patient's perspective Pamela K. Scarrow; 14. Safety programs in a community hospital – evidence-based medicine meets the realities of private practice Holly S. Puritz; 15. Improving perinatal safety in an integrated healthcare system Hans P. Cassagnol and Harry Mateer; 16. Fatigue and safety Peter A. Schwartz, James W. Saxton and Maggie M. Finkelstein; 17. Just culture in women's health services Michael E. Barfield, Margaret Sturdivant and Karen Frush; 18. Medication safety in obstetrics and gynecology Roseann Richards and Angela Brenner; 19. Improving patient safety through team training Christian M. Pettker and Edmund F. Funai; 20. A systems-based approach to shoulder dystocia safety William A. Grobman; 21. Creating a learning culture: debriefing and root-cause analysis Nancy Chescheir; 22. Safe patient handoffs Diana Behling and Bonnie Dattel; 23. Using clinical scenarios to teach patient safety Dotun Ogunyemi, Bruce B. Ettinger and Steve Rad; 24. Quality and safety in medical education: implementing a curriculum of patient safety and quality improvement in medical education Dotun Ogunyemi.
