The Department of Defense (DoD) Patient Safety Program (PSP) eBulletin delivers patient safety updates, news, useful tips, and resources to help you deliver the highest quality of care to your patients. This month, we spotlight the connection between leadership engagement and the Military Health System (MHS) path towards high reliability. We also invite you to check out articles on the Constancy of Purpose High Reliability Organization (HRO) principle, Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) 2016 highlights from the field, and much more. Enjoy!
Contents
Announcements/Reminders
Feature: The Connection between Leadership Engagement and High Reliability
Patient Safety in Action: Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) 2016 Highlights from the Field
HRO Corner: Understanding the Constancy of Purpose High Reliability Organization Guiding Principle
DoD PSP Treasure Chest: May Edition
MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot
MHS Patient Safety Spotlight
Upcoming Events
Patient Safety Reading Corner
Feature: The Connection between Leadership Engagement and High Reliability
Patient Safety in Action: Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) 2016 Highlights from the Field
HRO Corner: Understanding the Constancy of Purpose High Reliability Organization Guiding Principle
DoD PSP Treasure Chest: May Edition
MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot
MHS Patient Safety Spotlight
Upcoming Events
Patient Safety Reading Corner
Announcements/Reminders
- In May, the Military Health System's theme is: Mental Health. Learn more.
- Do you have questions about the Continuing Education process? We can help! Email us atpspcourses@bah.com.
- The 2016 TeamSTEPPS® National Conference will take place in Washington, D.C. in June.Learn more.
- Talk to us! Do you have an update from your facility? Let us know via email or Facebook.
Feature: The Connection between Leadership Engagement and High Reliability
The Military Health System (MHS) path towards high reliability is paved by our collective focus to achieve the elimination of patient harm. Because of this, many efforts are presently underway to...Read more
Patient Safety in Action: Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) 2016 Highlights from the Field
The week of 13-19 March, 2016 was National Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW). This year, just like we have done in the past, the DoD PSP team invited Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) across the Military Health System (MHS) to...Read more
HRO Corner: Understanding the Constancy of Purpose High Reliability Organization Guiding Principle
In May, we are taking an in-depth look at the Constancy of Purpose HRO principle and how it applies to what you do to keep your patients safe on a daily basis. Please read on...Read more
DoD PSP Treasure Chest: May Edition
Welcome to the May edition of the DoD PSP Treasure Chest! Each and every month, we will be sharing resources to help you execute your day-to-day patient safety activities easily and effectively. Please visit us often and get access to...Read more
MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot
The new MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot is a monthly compilation of two types of patient safety data 1) Sentinel Event (SE) notifications submitted to the Patient Safety Analysis Center (PSAC) 2) anonymous, voluntarily reported patient safety events via...Read more
MHS Patient Safety Spotlight
The MHS Patient Safety Spotlight is a new resource designed to highlight best practices and interesting initiatives that come from the field and are...Read more
Upcoming Events
Click the image above to automatically download a copy of all upcoming patient safety events, or click the link to view a list of all upcoming patient safety events: Patient Safety Learning Circles:
In-person or web-based forums focused on a specific topic
In-person or web-based forums focused on a specific topic
Patient-Centered Fall Prevention – National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)**
11 May, 2016 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET
This webinar will describe the problem of patient falls in hospitals and the evidence related to fall prevention. The three-step fall prevention process will be reviewed along with strategies for engaging patients. Finally, a suite of tools for engaging patients in the three-step fall prevention process will be demonstrated.Learning Objectives:
- Describe the problem of patient falls.
- Review the evidence related to fall prevention in hospitals.
- Discuss the rationale for engaging patients in fall prevention efforts.
- Review available tools for engaging patients in the 3-step fall prevention process.
Featured Speaker:
Patricia C. Dykes, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
Senior Nurse Scientist
Program Director, Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice
Program Director, Center for Nursing Excellence
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Senior Nurse Scientist
Program Director, Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice
Program Director, Center for Nursing Excellence
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Enhancing Code Blue Team Effectiveness Leveraging TeamSTEPPS® – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
11 May, 2016 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET
This webinar on the use of TeamSTEPPS to enhance the effectiveness of Code Blue team leadership at Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, Delaware, will feature multiple staff from the Christiana Care system. Their presentation will focus on the development and implementation of a training curriculum for Code Blue team leaders, who can lead and shape expected team behaviors through the use of TeamSTEPPS tools such as briefs, call-outs, check-backs and post-code debriefs.Learning Objectives:
- Describe the development of a Code Blue team leader training curriculum that is designed to support clinical team effectiveness.
- Recognize the importance of a learning needs assessment prior to initiation of training to assess gaps and inform the curriculum design.
- Explain the value of post-code team debriefs for continuous improvement.
Featured Speakers:
- Susan Coffey-Zern, MD, CHSE
Director of Virtual Education and Simulation Training - Michael Vest, DO, FACP, FCCP
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - Loretta Consiglio-Ward, MSN, RN
Quality/Safety Education Specialist - Carol Kerrigan Moore, MS, FNP-BC
Quality/Safety Education Specialist
Learning Circle: 2015 Quality and Patient Safety Award Winners – DoD Patient Safety Program
19 May, 2016 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET
This Learning Circle will feature presentations from two of the 2015 Quality and Patient Safety Awards winners. The topics covered will be: "Outcome of Pediatric Inpatient Asthma Clinical Pathway Implementation in a Military Medical Center" and "The Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase Provider Monitoring of Endotracheal Tube and Laryngeal Mask Airway Cuff Pressures.“Featured Speakers:
- San Antonio Military Medical Center
- Naval Medical Center San Diego
CAUTI Prevention in the Trenches: Because Bundles Don’t Implement Themselves
CAUTI Affinity Group Spring Special Learning Event – Partnership for Patients (PfP) 2.0
CAUTI Affinity Group Spring Special Learning Event – Partnership for Patients (PfP) 2.0
23 May, 2016 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET
In a continued movement to reduce device utilization and hospital associated Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI), the PfP 2.0 CAUTI Affinity Group is hosting a special 90 minute Spring Special Learning Event for all HENs and their hospitals.
This event will feature numerous examples of successful methods to engage and empower the frontline and support the culture change needed to sustain best practice implementations for significant strides in device utilization reduction and CAUTI prevention.
Learning Objectives:
- Better understand how to change the culture at the bedside
- How to identify and engage champions within your facility
- Proven successful strategies to reduce device utilization (targeting Emergency Departments and ICU)
- How to engage physicians in the culture change
- Patient engagement strategies
- Explore creative alternatives to indwelling urinary catheters
- Gain tips for successful implementation of Nurse Driven Protocols for Bladder Management
- Obtain ready-to-use tools created by successful healthcare organizations
- Tools for bedside auditing
- Tools to identify opportunities for improvement
- Tools to share with stakeholders
Lessons Learned from Patient Safety Organizations – National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)**
23 June, 2016 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET
More details coming soon. Please check the NPSF website’s“Upcoming Webinars” section and our Calendar of Events for registration updates.
Medical Errors at the End of Life and Strategies for Improving Patient-Provider Communication – National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)**
20 July, 2016 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET
More details coming soon. Please check the NPSF website’s“Upcoming Webinars” section and our Calendar of Events for registration updates.
Patient Safety Workshops:
Instructor-led or self-paced online learning sessions focused on a specific product
Instructor-led or self-paced online learning sessions focused on a specific product
On-Demand eLearning: Patient Safety Reporting System v1.1 eLearning Course
This course introduces basic navigation and functionality features of the PSR system and the roles of system users, such as event reporters, event handlers, and investigators. The course can be accessed through MHS Learn.
Register now
Register now
On-Demand eLearning: Patient Safety Reporting: Intermediate Course*
Targeted to Patient Safety Managers and other MTF staff already familiar with basic functionalities of the Patient Safety Reporting System, this course is designed to help learners hone the decision-making skills needed to effectively manage patient safety event data in PSR, as part of the ongoing effort to eliminate preventable harm at MTFs.
Register now
Register now
On-Demand eLearning: Root Cause Analysis*
This self-paced module outlines the Patient Safety Program’s suggested practices for conducting a root cause analysis, from the initial reporting of a patient safety event through the formation of the RCA Team to the identification of contributing factors and root causes and the recommendation of corrective actions.
Register now
This self-paced module outlines the Patient Safety Program’s suggested practices for conducting a root cause analysis, from the initial reporting of a patient safety event through the formation of the RCA Team to the identification of contributing factors and root causes and the recommendation of corrective actions.
Register now
*Denotes that activity is eligible for CE credit. All CE credits are managed by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM).
**Did you know? As an NPSF Stand Up for Patient Safety member, DoD PSP receives complimentary access to webinars as a benefit of program membership. Check with your facility POC to obtain the member coupon code.
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Patient Safety Reading Corner
These articles are external and provided for information purposes only. The DoD does not sponsor these websites.
- Novant Health Uses AHRQ Tool to Assess and Improve Communications, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Blood Management Programs an Important Pillar of Patient Safety, The Joint Commission
- Robotic Compounding of Medications Helps Improve Patient Safety, Health IT Outcomes
- Reliability at the Sharp End of Care, Patient Safety Blog - National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)
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