TeamSTEPPS Train the Staff Agenda AM Example

Example of a TeamSTEPPS Train the Staff course agenda for an AM session. TeamSTEPPS Course Coordinators should utilize this example to submit a course requests to the DoD Patient Safety Program. This is a requirement to receive accreditation approval for each course from the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM).

TeamSTEPPS Train the Staff Agenda PM Example

Example of a TeamSTEPPS Train the Staff course agenda for an PM session. TeamSTEPPS Course Coordinators should utilize this example to submit a course request to the DoD Patient Safety Program. This is a requirement to receive accreditation approval for each course from the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM).

TeamSTEPPS Train the Trainer Agenda Example

Example of a TeamSTEPPS Train the Trainer two day course agenda. TeamSTEPPS Course Coordinators should utilize this example to submit a course request to the DoD Patient Safety Program. This is a requirement to receive accreditation approval for each course from the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM).

DoD PSP ORC Instructor Profile

Document outlines the steps for course coordinators and instructors of the DoD Patient Safety Program (PSP) safety training curriculum TeamSTEPPS, to access their instructor profile in the Online Registration Center (ORC). Included in these steps is an overview of the instructor's responsibilities post-course in the ORC to ensure participants receive Continuing Education (CE) credits for course completion.

AFMS follows aviation lead to high reliability

Following in the footsteps of aviators and nuclear engineers, the Air Force Medical Service is adopting the principles of high reliability with the goal of eliminating errors that lead to patient harm.

Credentialing and Privileging Program

This instruction updates and reissue policy and procedures for the Credentialing and Privileging Program for the Department of the Navy (DON) as part of the DON Clinical Quality Management Program (CQMP).

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• Date: 3/27/2015
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: Access, Cost, Quality, and Safety, Quality of Care, Patient Safety, Patient Safety

Patient Safety Awareness Week 2015 - United in Safety

Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 8-14) is a national education and awareness-building campaign

Military Hospitals Recognized During DoD Quality and Patient Safety Award Ceremony*

Seven military treatment facilities from around the world picked up honors as they were selected as winners of the Defense Department’s Quality and Patient Safety Award.The awards were bestowed on Thursday, 4 Dec., 2014, at the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States conference in Washington, D.C.

Patient Safety Order Materials FAQs

This DoD Patient Safety Program document outlines the frequently asked questions in reference to ordering patient safety materials from the Patient Safety portion of the Health.mil website. The document includes vital contact information for assistance and account registration information.

Military Hospitals Recognized During AMSUS Quality and Patient Safety Awards

Awards recognize innovation and commitment to the development of systems and processes that are tightly organized around the needs of the patient.

Engaging your Patients through Patient Activation

When it comes to patient safety, patient involvement is absolutely critical. By empowering patients to be partners in their care and acknowledging the fact that each patient is a unique individual with specific needs, patient safety professionals are able to greatly improve the overall patient experience. In fact, the role patients play in their care is so important that patient safety professionals are called to not only encourage patient engagement but to also help patients transition towards activation.

Feature: DoD Patient Safety Program Resources at your Fingertips

Every patient safety professional in the Military Health System is armed with critical knowledge and characterized by a commitment to their patients and a desire to always provide the highest quality of care to their patients. The DoD Patient Safety Program embraces and supports such level of dedication by offering a number of resources, tools and educational sessions to assist you – the MHS patient safety professional – in your role as a leader, team member and health care provider.

Sentinel Event Spotlight: Lost Surgical Specimens – Mitigating the Risk by Applying Proper Chain of Custody

The October 2014 issue of the Sentinel Event Spotlight highlights the issue of surgical specimens lost between retrieval of the specimen from the patient and processing in the laboratory.

Debriefs Toolkit – An Overview

A debrief is a team event aimed at reducing medical error by getting everyone on the team together in order to briefly discuss a procedure or event after it occurs. The goal is to identify what was done correctly, as well as areas in need of improvement. To ensure effectiveness, debriefs are conducted in a safe, non-threatening manner that frames mistakes as learning opportunities instead of failures.

Partnership for Patients Update: November 2014

Recently, the PfP After Action Report was published (available on the PSLC) and the PfP initiative is currently in its Transition and Integration phase. The PfP initiative is currently in its Transition and Integration phase. The Services have transitioned responsibility and accountability for maintaining success and continued improvement efforts to the Military Treatment Facilities and are leveraging internal committees and structures to track progress and guide interventions where appropriate.