Designed 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.
Designed for all providers of women's healthcare - including those undertaking Maintenance of Certification programs, trainees preparing for postgraduate examinations, and those initiating or growing a program of quality improvement and patient safety - this practical manual guides those implementing QI and safety programs with specific emphasis on Obstetrics and Gynecology practice. The content contains a strong case-based element to improve accessibility and understanding. An introductory section covers core attributes needed by all physicians to build a culture of patient safety, including leadership, communication and QI skills. Core clinical skills are then reviewed - in a variety of labor ward, office, operating room, and outpatient settings. Finally systems implications are highlighted, including information transparency and disclosure, training programs, and regulatory and legal implications. The editors are involved with national and international initiatives educating physicians in safety aspects of practice. The book is published in collaboration with the Foundation for EXXcellence.
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Designed for providers of women's healthcare, this guides those implementing QI programs with emphasis on Obstetrics and Gynecology practice.
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| Preface |
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2 Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Patient Safety |
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3 Patient Safety in the Outpatient Setting |
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4 Principles for the Safe Use of Electrosurgery |
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5 The Obstetric-Gynecologic Hospitalist: An Illustrative Study of the Development of an Obstetric-Gynecologic Hospitalist Program |
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6 Transparency and Disclosure |
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8 What is a High-reliability Organization? |
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9 Powerful Tools for Quality Improvement |
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11 Rapid Response in Obstetrics |
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12 Regulatory and Legal Implications |
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13 Patient Safety: A Patient's Perspective |
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14 Safety Programs in a Community Hospital: Evidence-based Medicine Meets the Realities of Private Practice |
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15 Improving Perinatal Safety in an Integrated Healthcare System |
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17 Just Culture in Women's Health Services |
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18 Medication Safety in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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19 Improving Patient Safety Through Team Training |
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20 A Systems-based Approach to Shoulder Dystocia Safety |
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21 Creating a Learning Culture: Debriefing and Root-cause Analysis |
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23 Using Clinical Scenarios to Teach Patient Safety |
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24 Quality and Safety in Medical Education: Implementing a Curriculum of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Medical Education |
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Thomas Ivester, M.D., M.P.H is Professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill. Dr Ivester serves as Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Medical Affairs for UNC Hospitals. His work heavily emphasizes healthcare quality and patient safety. Patrice M. Weiss, M.D., FACOG is Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Tech University Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA and Chief Medical Officer, Carilion Clinic. Dr Weiss serves as Chair of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee. Paul A. Gluck, M.D. is in private group practice in Miami and is a clinical associate professor at the University of Miami. Dr Gluck is past chair of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety and the Subcommittee on Patient Safety. He has served as the director of ACOG's Voluntary Review of Quality of Care program and as a member of the committees on Course Coordination and Nominations. He has been an alternate delegate to the American Medical Association, an ex officio member of the Committee on Professional Liability, and a participant in the ACOG Patient Safety Summit.
