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You are here > Home > Reading Lists & Books > Risk, Liability & Patient Safety > Foundations in Patient Safety for Health Professionals Foundations in Patient Safety for Health Professionals Kimberly A. Galt, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice & Associate Dean for Research, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Karen Paschal, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University Softcover: 250 pages ISBN 0763763381 9780763763381 Jones & Bartlett November 2009 (click button below to check for the very best price available for this title)     “To Err is Human”, said the 1999 landmark report published by the Institute of Medicine - the report that highlighted tragic numbers of injury and harm, the wide reaching nature of this problem, and areas of need to reverse this growing trend was also a call to action.   Today, health care professionals recognize the importance of patient safety education across many disciplines. Topics covered in this book include: Key Concepts in Patient Safety Keeping the Patient Safe Safety Improvement is in Professional Practice Safety Improvement Is in Systems Safety Improvement Is Achieved within Organizations Culture of Safety in Health Care Settings Why Things Go Wrong What to Do When Things Go Wrong Safe Patient Care Systems The Use of Evidence to Improve Safety Taxonomy Based on an interprofessional course designed by faculty in bioethics, business, dentistry, law, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and social work, Foundations of Patient Safety for Health Professionals is ideal as a basic introductory text on patient safety and health care quality improvement for graduate and undergraduate courses across the health professions, nursing, and health administration. Featuring personal and professional stories, the authors use a patient-centered approach within a practice-based context. Using simple, straightforward language, the book illustrates a common model of patient care planning representing core responsibilities of any health professional involved in serving patients. Concepts of safe systems serve as an overarching principle to the field of patient safety. By engaging in a series of modules complimented by case-based exercises, students easily learn the scope of the problem of patient safety, and acquire the skills to foster a culture of continuous learning and incorporation of patient safety best practices and improvements in their own individual professional practices.   Kimberly A. Galt, PharmD, is Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Associate Dean for Research, and Director of the Creighton Health Services Research Program (CHRP), at the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University Karen Paschal is Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University. You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go Back to Pages / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore