| The DoD Patient Safety Program works to eliminate patient harm by empowering patients and engaging, educating and equipping patient-care teams, including the patient, to institutionalize evidence-based safe practices. Our eBulletin disseminates PSP program updates, news, useful tips, success stories and upcoming educational activities that will help us achieve this goal. In this issue, you’ll learn about TeamSTEPPS® in Afghanistan, Air Force involvement with the Partnership for Patients, the annual TeamSTEPPS Collaborative, and more. Enjoy!
Contents PSP Announcements
Air Force Supports Partnership for Patients
Services Team Up to Share Patient Safety Practices
Military Health System Takes TeamSTEPPS to Afghanistan
PSP Exhibits at APIC 2011
Upcoming Events
Patient Safety Learning Center News and Notes
In the Patient Safety Headlines PSP Announcements All DoD facilities in the Military Health System have access to three newsletters from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices:
1. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care edition; sent biweekly, this newsletter provides vital and potentially life-saving information on medication and device errors and adverse drug reactions as well as practical prevention strategies. Subscribers also receive urgent advisories about serious errors.
2. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Community/Ambulatory Care edition; sent monthly, this newsletter provides information about medication-related errors and adverse drug reactions and their implications for community practice sites, as well as recommendations for how to improve medication safety within the community setting.
3. Safe Medicine; sent bi-monthly, the newsletter teaches consumers to become active partners with their health care providers and assume a leading role in ensuring safe medication use.
If you are interested in viewing the latest edition of any of the newsletters, you can contact your facility Patient Safety Manager, download them from the Patient Safety Learning Center In the News & Alerts section, or send a request to patientsafety@tma.osd.mil and identify which newsletter you are looking to receive. For more information on the newsletters, visit http://www.ismp.org/Newsletters/default.asp.
Check out the new PSP calendar on health.mil!
The Patient Safety Program has recently revised the calendar on the website, with improved features and viewing capabilities. You can now sort activities by month and type of activity (Learning Circles, Workshops, Connection and Pathways to Success), download a printable copy of the calendar to post in facilities, register directly for events from the calendar and even request to add an event yourself! Visit http://health.mil/dodpatientsafety/Calendar.aspx to view the calendar.
PSP leadership contributed to several articles related to team training, published in the current issue of the Joint Commission Journal for Quality and Patient Safety.
Check with your facility medical library to obtain a copy, or reach out to your Service Representative for further guidance. Back to top
Air Force Supports Partnership for Patients The Air Force Medical Operations Agency has come together to form a Partnership for Patients Workgroup. The workgroup, consisting of physicians, nurses and representatives from pharmacy, case management, patient safety... Read more Back to top
Services Team Up to Share Patient Safety Practices In June, PSP leadership and approximately 100 representatives from Army, Air Force and Navy Military Treatment Facilities attended the 2011 TeamSTEPPS Collaborative in Denver, Colo. The Collaborative, sponsored by the Department of Defense... Read more Back to top
Military Health System Takes TeamSTEPPS to Afghanistan Nearly three years ago, the Military Health System began a large-scale implementation of the TeamSTEPPS training program in Combat Support Hospitals in Iraq, in order to improve the safety and quality of health care in combat environments... Read more Back to top
PSP Exhibits at APIC 2011 Recently, the PSP attended the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual conference in Baltimore, Md. More than 4300 people attended the three-day conference, which provided the PSP with an opportunity to... Read more Back to top
Upcoming Events Patient Safety Workshops:
Instructor-led or self-paced online learning sessions focused on a specific product
August 23, 1400-1500 ET
Patient Safety Analysis Center Data Dialogue: Annual Summary Review
Click here to register
This activity is for DoD participants only.
Patient Safety Learning Circles:
In-person or web-based forums focused on a specific topic
August 3, 1400-1530 ET
Partnership for Patients – National Quality Forum National Priorities Partnership Patient Safety Webinar Series Webinar 4: "Infections in Intensive Care Units"
Click here to register
August 10, 1200-1330 ET
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality TeamSTEPPS Webinar 21: “Measuring the Impact of the National Implementation of TeamSTEPPS Project”
More information
August 16, 1400-1530 ET
Partnership for Patients – National Quality Forum National Priorities Partnership Patient Safety Webinar Series Webinar 5: "Surgical Site Infections"
Click here to register
August 17, 1300-1400
National Patient Safety Foundation Professional Learning Series Webcast: "A Multidisciplinary Approach to Falls Prevention"
Click here to register
August 25, 1200-1300
PSP Commander's Forum
Click here for more information
August 31, 1400-1500 ET
Air Force Discussion on the Partnership for Patients
Click here to register
Patient Safety Pathways to Success:
Accredited and/or CEU training
No activities in August
Patient Safety Connection:
In-person networking and leading practices discussions
No activities in August
Patient Safety Helplines:
1:1 sessions available to stakeholders
Available upon request at patientsafety@tma.osd.mil Back to top
Patient Safety Learning Center News and Notes The DoD PSLC is a member-based community collaboration space on the Internet. It enables connections among DoD, military, and approved contractors who are actively engaged in patient safety activities. Members use the online space to access, share, and advance knowledge about patient safety. You can register for the PSLC on the DoD Patient Safety website at:
http://health.mil/dodpatientsafety/ProductsandServices/PSLC.aspx.
Upcoming User Interface Updates
An enhanced user interface and new ways to access information are coming to the PSLC. You will find a more user-friendly design and a re-organization of the main navigation menu, as well as direct access to hot topics from the top of the main pages.... Read more Back to top
In the Patient Safety Headlines These articles are external and provided for information purposes only. The DoD does not sponsor these websites.
Oregon Pharmacy Error Reporting Program Still Not Working After Three Years
Joint Commission Changes HAI Survey Standards and Focus
Partnership for Patients Meets Goal of Over 2,000 Hospitals Participating
CMS Pilot Programs to Analyze Quality Data Collection Via EHRs
Hey, Doc, Are You Listening?
Patient-Centered Medical Homes Improve Diabetes Care
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Do you have a learning activity or networking opportunity that should be included? Email us here: patientsafety@tma.osd.mil.
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