Patient Blood Management (PBM) is a multidisciplinary initiative
that brings together administrators, nurses, pharmacists,
perfusionists, lab techs, and physicians to promote a
comprehensive patient-centered approach to care with a goal to
improve patient outcomes.
CHPSO invites member hospitals to attend a Safe Table Forum via
teleconference. Click
here to see if your hospital is a CHPSO member.
Topic
Patient Safety and Falls
Speaker
Patricia Quigley, PhD, MPH, ARNP, CRRN, FAAN, FAANP,
Nurse Consultant, Retired Associate
Director, VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, is both a
Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Nurse Practitioner in
Rehabilitation.
The incidence of syphilis is growing in California and in the
United States (U.S.). The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend targeted
syphilis screening of all persons at increased risk of infection.
Emergency departments (EDs) represent an important setting to
test and treat patients who are not seen in outpatient clinical
settings. On November 27, 2018 the UC Davis emergency department
developed and implemented an ED-based syphilis screening program
that employed an electronic health record best practice alert
(BPA).
Interested counsel may join a discussion group that offers
support and an opportunity to learn about the new legal
privileges and challenges of the Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Act of 2005. You can request to join the
group by
clicking here. This group generally holds conference calls
quarterly.
