BJC Forum on Issues Surrounding Medical Error Disclosure
March 3, 2004
The BJC Patient Safety Council is proud to present our 3rd Patient Safety Educational Forum on March 3, 2004. The topic is "Issues Surrounding Medical Error Disclosure".
This forum is designed for physicians, nurses, senior leadership, risk managers, department/unit managers, and all other interested health care workers. In addition to an overview of error disclosure including the rationale for disclosure and the healthcare team's role in the process, results of recent BJC/Washington University research will be shared. This research includes findings on attitude about disclosure as well as what physicians and nurses personally want/need following a significant event. A discussion on the national trends regarding disclosure will be presented by the 2004 President of the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management. Several demonstrations of actual disclosures will be also provided.
As in the past, we are offering a morning session (8-11:15 a.m.) at the Eric P. Newman Educational Center on Euclid Avenue, and an afternoon session (1-4:15 p.m.) at Christian Hospital NE's Atrium.
The attached brochure describes the agenda as well as the faculty. A total of 3.5 AMA Category 1 credits have been applied for through Washington University School of Medicine. Also attached is the forum's registration form.
Note: Completion of the attached registration form is required in order to register!!
The last day to register is: February 25.
If you have questions regarding the forum's content, please contact me. If you have questions regarding the registration process, please contact my secretary Terri Bolden at 314-286-0418 or tab3846@bjc.org.
Please forward this e-mail to any and all individuals may benefit from this educational opportunity!
Thank you
Barb Caleca, RN
Patient Safety Manager
Center for HealthCare Quality & Effectiveness
BJC Health Care
600 South Taylor St, Suite 122
St. Louis, MO 63110
Mail Stop #: 90-94-218
314-286-0470
314-286-0474 Fax
bmc7398@bjc.org
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October 23, 2002
Washington University now has access to the Medical Letter site, http:medletter.com/institutions/WUSOM.
This includes access to:
The Medical Letter, V. 30, 1988 --
Treatment Guidelines (a new newsletter), V. 1, 2002 --
Drugs of Choice 14th Edition, 2001
Handbook of Antimicrobial Therapy, 16th Edition, 2002
Adverse Drug Interactions Program
The Medical Letter/Yale University School of Medicine CME Program
You can access the journal titles, The Medical Letter and Treatment Guidelines, by linking to the Library's homepage at http://becker.wustl.edu . Click on the E-Catalog button, and search for the titles as Journals or choose them from the list of Electronic Journals by Title. When you click on the current issue, a copyright message will pop-up, click OK.
You can access the books, Drugs of Choice, Handbook of Antimicrobial Therapy and Adverse Drug Interactions Program, by searching E-Catalog for the titles as Books and limiting the collection to Electronic Material.
For more information about this product, call you Reference Librarian at 362-7085 or email reference@medicine.wustl.edu .
October 21, 2002
In response to very positive feedback from faculty and staff, the Becker Library has acquired access to two new databases on BioMed Central: images.MD and Faculty of 1000.
images.MD compiles over 45,000 high-quality images spanning all of internal medicine. The images are derived from Current Medicine’s series of illustrated atlases, and each image is accompanied by detailed text written by contributing experts.
images.MD can be found from the Becker homepage, http://becker.wustl.edu . Select Finding Images on the Web under the Resources & Databases tab.
Faculty of 1000 is a literature current-awareness tool. It comprehensively and systematically highlights and reviews the most interesting papers published in the biological sciences. A paper’s inclusion in the database is based on the recommendations of over 1000 leading researchers.
Faculty of 1000 can be found from the Becker homepage, http://becker.wustl.edu . Select Databases under the Resources & Databases tab, select the letter F, and click on the Submit button.
For more information about these databases or BioMed Central, call your Reference Librarian at 362-7085 or email reference@medicine.wustl.edu .
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April 1, 2002
The following titles are available electronically through the Becker Medical Library:
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Brain Pathology
DNA Research (Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Tokyo)
International Journal of Hematology (see title's E-Cat record for appropriate browser/Acrobat combination)
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Supplement
Primary Care Companion to Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Springer Seminars in Immunopathology
Canadian Medical Association Journals:
Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Clinical and Investigative Medicine
Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
You may access these titles by linking to the Library's homepage at http://becker.wustl.edu, clicking on E-Catalog, and then either searching for them as Journals or listing them as Electronic Journals by Title.
February 20, 2002
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
DEBTHELP FOR RESIDENTS
TO: Group on Resident Affairs of the Association of American Medical Colleges
FROM: Paul S. Garrard, Association of American Medical Colleges
RE: New Resources to Help Residents Manage their Student Loans
DATE: February 2002
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The AAMC Division of Student Affairs and Education Services (DSAES) is pleased to announce the release of three new educational debt management tools designed to help residents do a better job of managing their student loans. These tools are being released under our DEBTHELP and MEDLOANS Debt Management Programs. These tools can be ordered from the AAMC Office of Publications at 202.828.0416, and they include the following:
"You want to do what?" A Primer on Loan Consolidation, Second Edition
Printed Version, Publications Code - AAMC Members PLC2, Non-Members PLC3
The extremely popular print version of the primer released over a year ago has been updated, and includes detailed information on both the advantages and disadvantages of loan consolidation, all in an easy question and answer format. The update version should be on our Web site shortly, at www.aamc.org/debtmanagement. The first edition can already be accessed at this Web site.
"You want to do what?" A Primer on Loan Consolidation, January 2002
VHS Tape Version, Publications Code - AAMC Members PLC4, Non-Members PLC5
This is a tape of the popular loan consolidation workshops conducted by the AAMC at teaching hospitals across the country this year. It includes updated PowerPoint slides, plus interviews with residents talking about their experiences with loan consolidation. The tape runs approximately sixty minutes, making it perfect for Grand Rounds.
Strategies for Managing Your Student Loans, January 2002
VHS Tape, Publications Code - AAMC Members SLVM, Non-Members SLVN
This is a tape of the popular debt management workshops conducted by the AAMC at teaching hospitals and medical schools across the country each year, and is part of the AAMC sponsored MEDLOANS Debt Management Program. This taped workshop addresses: subsidized and unsubsidized loans; interest rates and capitalization; grace, deferment, and forbearance provisions; and repayment options. It also includes updated PowerPoint slides, plus interviews with residents. The tape runs approximately ninety minutes.
As you know, there has been and continues to be a tremendous interest by residents in loan consolidation with the record low interest rates on student loans this year. We want to do everything possible to be sure your residents are well educated as to both the advantages and disadvantages of loan consolidation. The primer should help in this regard.
We encourage all residents and GME staff to sign up for the MONEYMATTERS listserv to get additional updates regarding these services. MONEYMATTERS is the only debt management listserv of its kind in the nation and is specifically designed to help residents manage their student loans. You can subscribe by accessing our Web site, www.aamc.org/debtmanagement, simply follow the instructions. We also encourage all GME staff, including program directors, to order our free DEBTHELP brochures which describe our Educational Debt Management Services for Residents. You can order DEBTHELP brochures by contacting Diweena Streater at the AAMC at 202.828.0545, or by email at dstreater@aamc.org.
Thanks for your support of these services. Your feedback is both encouraged and welcome, please contact me directly at 202.828.0511 or by email at pgarrard@aamc.org.
February 12, 2002
A complete list of electronic journals held by Washington University is now available. It includes titles from Becker Medical Library, Olin Library, and the Hilltop's departmental libraries, including Biology and Chemistry. The combined list can be found at http://becker.wustl.edu by clicking on E-Resources and choosing E-Journals at Becker and Olin Libraries or by clicking on E-Catalog and choosing Electronic at Becker and Olin Libraries from the Journal Lists menu. The list is updated daily at 2:00 p.m.
The following titles are now available electronically through the Becker Medical Library:
As of February 1, 2001:
American Journal of Gastroenterology
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Journal of Dental Research
Journal of Proteome Research (American Chemical Society)
Molecular and Cellular Proteomics (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Effective October 1, 2001, the medical library will add the following additional titles:
American Journal of Emergency Medicine
American Journal of Public Health (on HighWire Press site)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Arthroscopy
Comprehensive Psychiatry
Developmental Cell (by the publisher of "Cell" and "Molecular Cell")
Family Medicine
Human Pathology
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Journal of Hand Surgery. American Volume
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Metabolism
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Psychiatry. Interpersonal and Biological Processes
Surgery
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Cellular and Molecular Biology (Online Papers only)
Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System
Molecular Membrane Biology
Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (available only on the Web)
Available on Ovid Online:
Clinical Oral Implants Research
Journal of Clinical Periodontology
Journal of Endodontics
Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
Journal of Periodontal Research
Oral Microbiology and Immunology
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics
You may access these titles by linking to the Library's homepage at http://becker.wustl.edu, clicking on E-Catalog, and then either searching for them as Journals or listing them as Electronic Journals by Title.
For assistance, call the Reference Desk at 362-7085.
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Clineguide and Medweaver Added To Ovid Databases
Two new decision support tools have recently been added to our complement of Ovid database options. They are Clineguide™ and Medweaver™, and were on trial over the last month, but are NOW functionally available using your own Ovid username and password.
Clineguide is the revolutionary point-of-care, clinical decision support system that delivers fast, intuitive access to patient- and disease-specific recommendations on disease management and drug treatment. It answers over 80% of routine clinical questions.
Medweaver is a web-based facilitator, integrating powerful differential diagnosis tools with diverse information resources to generate personalized answers for healthcare professionals. This decision support tool enables clinicians, students to:
enter symptoms and perform a differential diagnosis, review a profile for each disease in the differential diagnosis, obtain an explanation as to why a disease was included on the differential diagnosis list, perform an assisted search of Ovid MEDLINE and Ovid Full Text for a selected disease, and explore vetted medical Web sites related to each disease.
Becker Library recommends full usage of these new resources by the Washington University School of Medicine community and that you let us know what you think.
In addition the library invites interested faculty, clinical staff and researchers to a demonstration of Clineguide by Dr. Mike Maunsell, one of its developers, and our Ovid product representative on August 29, 12-1pm in the King Center, 7th Floor, Becker Medical Library. For further information please contact the reference desk at 362-7058, Neville Prendergast at 362-2782, Carol Murray at 362-4736, or send e-mail to reference@medicine.
****************************************************************************Website for Medical Students
A new website has been developed by the Office for Career Counseling. The "Residency Web Site" at http://medicine.wustl.edu/~residenc/, has been developed to feature information and resources on the residency Matching process and specialty selection for residency training. It is designed to provide information to medical students, faculty and other interested individuals involved in advising and counseling medical students as they plan for residency training. We encourage anyone who mentors to medical students or participates in the National Residency Match Program to utilize this new resource.
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Publications to Assist in Residency/Fellowship Training Programs
Tennenhouse, the publisher of the "Risk Prevention Skills Book" has several new publications on various ancillaries, follow-up booklets for medical subspecialties such as OB, Anesthesia, etc. Booklets are also available for high risk/problem-prone situations. If you are interested in more information on available products, the website address is http://www.tennenhouse.com.
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A NOTE FROM THE GME OFFICE
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Tia O. Drake
Washington University School of Medicine
Office for Graduate Medical Education
660 So. Euclid, Campus Box 8033
St. Louis, Mo. 63110
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