Dear Citizens,
Have we passed the peak of COVID-19 infections? It certainly looks like many nations around the world, and many states here in the US, are turning a corner in [...]
By: Lauren Berkow, MD FASA and Arthur Kanowitz MD FACEP, Coalition for UE Awareness & Prevention
Healthcare providers have an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19, both during intubation and extubation.
Caregivers [...]
Dear Readers,
Currently, all healthcare workers are focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. Both they and their patients are at risk. That’s because the virus is so infectious that any mistake by [...]
By Olivia Lounsbury, Clinical Intern, Patient Safety Movement Foundation
While you may not have heard of Amy Vilela, she has been at the forefront of fighting for patients and patient safety since [...]
It is a great honor to be appointed chairman of the board of directors of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. Joe Kiani has held this position from its inception and [...]
By Olivia Lounsbury, Clinical Intern, Patient Safety Movement Foundation
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States (Makary and Daniel, 2016). Putting patients first — listening to [...]
By: Matt Norvell, Pediatric Chaplain, Johns Hopkins and Albert W. Wu, Director, Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins
“I was trying to help….”
“Am I going to be fired? [...]
Pneumonia can be deadly in a hospital setting. Two main factors contribute to the approximately 20 percent mortality rate of this healthcare-associated infection (HAI). First, whatever condition brought the patient [...]
Dear PatientAiders,
I’m looking forward to seeing you at the 8th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit on March 6 and 7. I can’t believe how fast 8 years [...]
Dear PatientAiders,
Welcome to 2020. I wish you all a happy, healthy New Year. Each January, many of us make resolutions that we try to live up to over the next [...]
