On the front lines of patient safety: Implementation and evaluation of team training in Iraq

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 350-356

  Deering, Shad ^a,b   Rosen, Michael A ^c   Ludi, Vivian ^d   Munroe, Michelle ^e   Pocrnich, Amber ^f   Laky, Christine ^g   Napolitano, Peter G ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Kenner Army Health Clinic   (United States)

^f TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MILITARY MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY; SOLDIER; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WAR;

HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MEDICAL ERRORS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053297432     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(11)37045-6     Document Type: Article

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