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Rachel Rosenthal 4/9/24 Rachel Rosenthal 4/9/24

Recommendations for Your Drug Diversion Program: Tools from ISMP

Robin Carter (consultant) 3/6/24 Robin Carter (consultant) 3/6/24

Design Better, More Effective Quality Improvement Surveys by Avoiding These Errors

Quality improvement (QI) projects often use surveys to gather data, but expertise in survey design isn’t always available to every project team. A recent study(1) illustrates the unpredictable quality of locally developed surveys for QI, showing that development of surveys requires special expertise in addition to careful consideration and time.

Robin Carter (consultant) 1/30/24 Robin Carter (consultant) 1/30/24

New CME Training Series to Operationalize Health Equity

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 7/28/23 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 7/28/23

Patient and Family Engagement: A Patient Safety Priority

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 6/28/23 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 6/28/23

Preventing Workplace Violence Webinar

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 5/26/23 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 5/26/23

AHRQ’s National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety Webinar Series

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 4/27/23 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 4/27/23

Improving Diagnostic Safety Practices with the Safer Dx Checklist

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 3/6/23 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 3/6/23

Addressing Medical Gaslighting to Improve Maternal Health—Together

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 3/6/23 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 3/6/23

Communication Tip Sheet: Initial Conversations with Patients and Families about Harm Events

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 3/6/23 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 3/6/23

Harm Communication Coaching Guide: Talking with Patients and their Families about Harm Events

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 3/6/23 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 3/6/23

Guide to Developing a Language Access Plan

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 3/2/23 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 3/2/23

Think Cultural Health: Maternal Healthcare Resources

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 12/13/22 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 12/13/22

Workplace Violence Prevention Toolkit

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 11/7/22 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 11/7/22

Advancing Anticoagulation Stewardship with a New Playbook from NQF

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 10/3/22 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 10/3/22

October is Health Literacy Month: Working Together to Increase Health Literacy and Advance Health Equity

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 9/29/22 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 9/29/22

Project Firstline

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 9/29/22 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 9/29/22

A Patient Safety Toolkit for Family Practices

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 9/29/22 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 9/29/22

Toolkit to Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 9/29/22 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 9/29/22

Patient Safety Primer: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Safety of Older Adults

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 9/13/22 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 9/13/22

World Patient Safety Day 2022: Medication Safety

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Tools & best practices for creating a culture
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Recommendations for Your Drug Diversion Program: Tools from ISMP

Design Better, More Effective Quality Improvement Surveys by Avoiding These Errors

New CME Training Series to Operationalize Health Equity

Patient and Family Engagement: A Patient Safety Priority

Preventing Workplace Violence Webinar

AHRQ’s National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety Webinar Series

Improving Diagnostic Safety Practices with the Safer Dx Checklist

Addressing Medical Gaslighting to Improve Maternal Health—Together

Communication Tip Sheet: Initial Conversations with Patients and Families about Harm Events

Harm Communication Coaching Guide: Talking with Patients and their Families about Harm Events

Guide to Developing a Language Access Plan

Think Cultural Health: Maternal Healthcare Resources

Workplace Violence Prevention Toolkit

Advancing Anticoagulation Stewardship with a New Playbook from NQF

October is Health Literacy Month: Working Together to Increase Health Literacy and Advance Health Equity

Project Firstline

A Patient Safety Toolkit for Family Practices

Toolkit to Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Patient Safety Primer: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Safety of Older Adults

World Patient Safety Day 2022: Medication Safety

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