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AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship
On Feb 08, 2013 | CommentsApplications Accepted Through March 15, 2013
The National Patient Safety Foundation is proud to partner with the American Hospital Association in sponsoring the AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship. This year-long program provides essential training in patient safety, quality, and performance improvement.
The fellowship consists of four in-person learning sessions, periodic teleconferences, webinars, various self and organizational assessments, and individual coaching.
This curriculum is based on the 2009 paper Transforming Healthcare: A Safety Imperative from the Lucien Leape Institute at NPSF. It prepares health care leaders to guide patient safety improvement initiatives and drive transformational change within their organizations.
The fellowship framework includes a focus on foundational elements of patient safety, such as leadership roles, culture and communication, and incorporates them into four pillars of patient safety:
- Care coordination
- Patient centeredness
- Organizational culture
- Transparency and learning organization
Fellows complete an action learning project to bring real change within their organizations and demonstrate their ability to apply the concepts learned. This rigorous approach ensures that Fellows can translate knowledge and best practices learned into action within their own organizations.
Applications for the 2013-2014 are being accepted through March 15, 2013. Please visit the fellowship website for more information.
The AHA and the National Patient Safety Foundation are sponsors of this program.
Partners include: The Health Education & Research Trust, Health Forum, the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, the American Organization of Nurse Executives and the Society of Hospital Medicine.
ASPPS Members Graduate from AHA-NPSF Patient Safety Fellowship Program
On Jun 12, 2012 | CommentsIn May, we marked not only the annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress, but also the graduation of the 2011-2012 class of AHA-NPSF Patient Safety Leadership Fellows. At a celebration in Washington, DC, just prior to the start of this year’s NPSF Congress, the fellows were feted and recognized for their hard work, insightful projects, and ambition to move the field of patient safety forward in their organizations. Read More→
ASPPS Announces New Two-Year Membership Option
On May 21, 2012 | Comments
The American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety recently introduced a new two-year membership option for Professional, Advocate, Student, and Affiliate-level members. Those joining the society for the first time—or those renewing a membership—can save 10 percent off the cost of the annual membership fee by joining the Society for two years. Read More→
Chatting About Patient Engagement…And More
On Mar 09, 2012 | CommentsThis week, the National Patient Safety Foundation (also known as “@theNPSF”) held a Twitter chat in recognition of Patient Safety Awareness Week. Although our focus was patient engagement, the conversation took a few turns. In case you missed it, we’ve summarized some of the key points for you here.
Review an edited transcript (in reverse chronological order) [PDF format].
Communication
We shared a link to NPSF’s new video, which demonstrates the Ask Me 3 program in action, then asked, “What other questions can patients ask? Or what more can they do?” Among the suggestions:
- Be sure to ask questions of all health providers, including pharmacists, infection control personnel, and others, not just your primary care providers.
- Be sure questions are asked and answered, so they are fully understood.
- Write questions down so you don’t forget them during the visit.
- Take notes
- Bring a “second set of ears”—a family member or friend who can help you remember everything.
One participant said, given how busy clinicians are, she is sometimes reluctant to ask too many question. That led to a discussion of time constraints in the modern health landscape. According to one participant, Jerome Groopman, MD, has estimated that doctors interrupt patients within the first 18 seconds of a visit.
We asked people to share some of their favorite videos or tools for patients. Not surprisingly, the AHRQ’s patient resource, Questions Are the Answer, was widely tweeted. Participants also shared information about medication safety and the safe disposal of prescription medication.
Health Literacy
We asked if low health literacy may be a reason for a lack of engagement by some patients. One participant shared a source that says 53 percent of adults have only intermediate levels of health literacy. Participants shared links to health literacy resources:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation resources: http://t.co/OXZAHyTA
NPSF, Words to Watch: http://www.npsf.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/AskMe3_WordsToWatch_English.pdf
Also recommended by one participant: follow @Hlth_Literacy on twitter.
Raising Awareness
Of course, one of the major goals of Patient Safety Awareness Week is to raise awareness of the issue. Someone we follow, @SusanCarr, asked what people are reading this week, and that yielded links to great articles sparked by PSAW:
Informing the Journey, Not Changing the Destination by Jim Conway on the Health Care For All blog, http://t.co/P97dB0WS
@ClaudiaNichols writing for Pilot Health Advocates, http://t.co/YDzSnzJV
@TrishaTorrey writing on why the word “celebrate” is the wrong word for Patient Safety Awareness Week, http://t.co/ZcPSAJIR
Trisha Torrey rightly points out that “celebrating” is not really what the week is about. “Recognizing” or “commemorating” Patient Safety Awareness Week are probably better ways to think about it.
With that in mind, we want to make sure that everyone saves the date for next year: Patient Safety Awareness Week will be March 3-9, 2013.
ASPPS at One Year
On Jan 09, 2012 | Comments
Who is responsible for patient safety in your organization? The obvious answer may be the chief patient safety officer or the director of quality and safety. But that’s only partly right.
Patient safety has grown to become a distinct discipline involving practitioners from diverse areas of the health care spectrum who work under engaged and involved leaders. It involves representatives of nursing, medicine, environmental services, pharmacy, and other areas, none more important than the leadership team. Last January, the National Patient Safety Foundation established the American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety (ASPPS) as a multidisciplinary community of individuals committed to advancing patient safety best practices. Read More→
Interprofessional Education and Health Care Simulation Survey
On Dec 28, 2011 | CommentsThe Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) is offering an Interprofessional Education and Healthcare Simulation Symposium, January 27 and 28, 2012. The symposium will immediately precede the 12th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (Jan 28–Feb 1, 2012).
Visit the Society’s website for more information about the symposium and the meeting.
Take the Society’s survey on Interprofessional Education and Healthcare Simulation.
2012-2013 AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship
On Dec 23, 2011 | CommentsApplications Being Accepted Through March 15, 2012
Patient Safety and the Family Caregiver
On Dec 01, 2011 | CommentsNovember was National Family Caregiver Month. What better time to recognize the important role family members play on the health care team? NPSF President Diane Pinakiewicz, MBA, recently wrote an article about Patient Safety for Take Care!, the newsletter of the National Family Caregivers Association.
Read the full article in Take Care!
Patients at Work
On Nov 10, 2011 | CommentsThrough a Patient and Family Advisory Council, Baptist Health South Florida is putting patients to work—and giving them a direct line of communication to the organization’s leadership.
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Sample Update
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