Psychiatr News February 17, 2006
Volume 41, Number 4, page 26
© 2006 American Psychiatric Association
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Patient-Safety Issues To Be in Spotlight
The APA Committee on Patient Safety is sponsoring the symposium
"Patient Safety: To Err Is Human, To Be Safe Is Divine" at APA's
2006 annual meeting. The symposium, chaired by Geetha Jayaram, M.D., and Al
Herzog, M.D., will be presented from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in
Room 717 A, Level 700, in the Toronto Convention Centre South.
The session should be of interest to all psychiatrists, but several
segments pay particular attention to teaching medical students, residents, and
faculty.
Presentations will focus on examining critical concepts such as
"collective mindfulness," "error-prone institutions,"
and the "code of silence," with particular attention to the
presentation, disclosure, and resolution of medical mistakes; problems that
arise (and potential solutions) when patients with psychiatric disorders have
long lengths of stay in an emergency room; prescribing errors; high-risk
prescribing situations; ways to prevent errors when ordering medications that
have look-alike or sound-alike names; concerns about suicidal risk, including
the integration of risk-profile assessments into daily practice; understanding
diverse cultural norms; applying accurate medication-related and
psychotherapeutic interventions to render care safely; and an increased
awareness of the complexities of patient safety, practicing safer medicine at
the solo and system level, and becoming a patient-safety advocate in one's
practice community. 
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