Patient Safety Alert 29: The Necessity of Peer Support
The AMC PSO recently convened to identify a systematic approach to supporting its hospital-based clinicians and staff in the wake of a traumatic event, whether that event be in the context of care delivery or a clinician or staff member’s personal life.
Risks
The experience of a medical error or adverse event may significantly impact the psychological well-being of clinicians:
Library of All AMC PSO Patient Safety Alerts
For even more patient safety alert material, please review our series of AMC PSO Patient Safety Alerts to understand the variety of topics covered by our members. AMC PSO makes patient safety learnings available to the public as part of CRICO’s ongoing commitment towards improving patient safety across the continuum of care.
