Resource presents interviews with experts in patient safety and risk management, case abstracts and legal reports. A bi-monthly publication, Resource qualifies for Massachusetts risk management requirement for continuing medical education (CME) credit.
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In the arsenal of weapons against medical error, health care institutions are now reaching for two at the same time: simulation and team training.
In situ simulation demonstrates how debriefing surfaces system and communication problems in hand-offs, managing emergent resources.
Medical leaders envision a future where physicians and nurses routinely step into simulation labs to hone clinical skills and team techniques and what it takes for an individual institution to get there.
