Episode 1 Synopsis
The new series Dr. Death is based on a true story and adapted from the brilliant and scrupulous Wondery podcast, Dr. Death. The first episode of Dr. Death [...]
Los médicos a menudo tienen prioridades en el entorno clínico que reducen el tiempo para un diálogo a fondo con los pacientes. Esta conversación generalmente contiene información sobre procedimientos o [...]
Every single time you borrow money—from student loans to credit cards or home mortgages and car loans—it all goes into several databases, all run by for-profit businesses who happily compile [...]
Engaging with patients is a time-honored tradition in medicine, and by no means a new concept. A great physician-patient relationship is something that every patient would love to have. Back [...]
Clinicians often have competing priorities in the clinical setting which hinder their ability to provide time for thorough dialogue with patients. Often, this dialogue contains information about procedures or processes [...]
A parent should never have to watch their child die of sepsis after they’ve been asking repeatedly for help, screaming to be heard, with no response.
“Why is her fever so [...]
By: Olivia Lounsbury, Patient Safety Movement Foundation
The coronavirus has pulled the band-aid off of our healthcare system and has exposed the system’s failures. Under normal circumstances, 220,000-440,000 people die from [...]
By: Olivia Lounsbury, Patient Safety Movement Foundation
Those older than 65 and with long term conditions are, clinically speaking, more at risk for COVID-19 complications and poorer outcomes. Healthcare workers are [...]
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 [...]
Letter from the Chairman, September 2017
Dear Patient Safety Leaders,
This month we focused on Sepsis, a life-threatening condition and amongst the top ten diseases that lead to mortality in America.
The adoption [...]
