Is Hospital Patient Care Becoming Safer?
A Conversation with Lucian Leape. Insights into how the health care system is changing in response to the growing emphasis on patient safety
by Peter I. Buerhaus Health Affairs 26. no. 6 (227): W687-W696
Program coordinators: Eric D Dobkin, MD and Eileen E. Young, RN
You may download a PDF of the course here

Release date: January, 2008
Expiration date: January, 2009

Target Audience:

All Physicians

Course Description:

This course will expose/educate physicians on tools and techniques as well as barriers to improving patient safety in hospitals.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

• Identify three national organizations involved in the Quality/Patient Safety movement
• Describe the 5 Million Lives Campaign
• Identify three 'Hot Topics' in patient safety
• Discuss at least one approach to effect change in patient safety
• Identify two barriers to improving health care safety/quality

Method of Needs Assessment:

• CKHS performance metrics in EBM and HAI
• Feedback from Physician Leaders (Quality/Safety Work Group, Medical Executive Committees, Medical Staff Services Committees)

Estimated time to complete the educational activity -- 1.0 hr(s)