The Canadian interprofessional patient safety competencies: Their role in health-care professionals' education

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-35

  King, Judy ^a   Anderson, Cathy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

competencies; education; interprofessional; patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY;

CANADA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84857922720     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182468138     Document Type: Article

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