W21C Patient Safety Podcast

By W21C Podcast Team

This podcast is about patient safety and quality improvement in healthcare, and is produced with the support of W21C - a research and innovation centre in the Cumming School of Medicine at the Univers... more

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How many episodes does W21C Patient Safety Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.

W21C Patient Safety Podcast episodes:

July 19, 2013Episode 10: The Role of Education in Promoting Patient Safety in Bedside Procedural Skills: The Unsung Hero
In this episode Dr Irene Ma discusses how education plays a critical role in promoting patient safety during invasive bedside procedures, which are commonly performed but can have a high rate of complication. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
Describe why invasive bedside procedures are necessary despite their relatively high risk of complications

Compare the logbook method of teaching procedural skills with a competency based education model

Define a never event and list some simple measures that can help promote patient safety by decreasing the complication rates and preventing never events

Describe how technological advances such as the use of simulation in education can enhance procedural safety
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14min
July 05, 2013Episode 9: Continuing the Conversation: Optimizing the use of Advance Care Planning Tools
In this episode Dr Trevor Chan and Dr Sunita Chacko discuss the quality improvement (QI) project that they completed for the 2012/13 W21C Patient Safety and Quality Management course called: Conversations Matter. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
Define the difference between Advance Care Planning and Goal of Care Designations

List the interventions that Trevor and Sunita used in their project and which were most successful

Describe how advance care planning conversations, and especially the tracking tool, can positively affect patient safety and quality of care

Discuss some of the barriers that physicians encounter that could decrease their use of the tracking tool
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21min
June 21, 2013Episode 8: Monitoring Perioperative Mortality 30 Days After Common Surgical Procedures
In this episode Dr Christopher Pysyk discusses the importance of determining perioperative mortality rates in common surgical procedures. After hearing this podcast listeners will be able to:
List the four key principles supporting establishment of perioperative mortality rates

Describe the importance of measuring perioperative mortality rates

Discuss how locally relevant perioperative mortality rates can decrease anxiety in patients and families before common surgical procedures
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12min
June 07, 2013Episode 7: Improving Patient Safety by Using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) in Routine Clinical Practice
In this episode Dr Maria Santana discusses the use of patient-reported outcomes measures in clinical practice as a means of enhancing patient safety. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
Define PROMs

Explain how the use of PROMs can enhance patient safety

Consider areas in healthcare where PROMs could be used to improve the quality and safety of care that patients receive
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10min
May 24, 2013Episode 6: The Importance of Measurement in Patient Safety
In this episode Dr Alan Forster discusses the importance of measuring patient safety. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
Describe the most common method of identifying adverse events

Explain how peer-review processes can be embedded into other detection methods

Describe the steps that need to occur after adverse events are identified
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12min
May 10, 2013Episode 5: Responding Appropriately to Adverse Events
In this episode Dr Ward Flemons discusses how healthcare providers and organizations should respond to an adverse event, a situation where a patient is harmed due to medical care that they did or did not receive. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
Describe the steps involved in the immediate management of an adverse event

Explain the importance of offering immediate and long-term support for patients, families, and healthcare workers involved in adverse events

List activities that need to take place after immediate management that can be used to improve healthcare systems and prevent future adverse events
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13min
April 26, 2013Episode 4: Hand Washing - Don't Leave Home Without It!
In this episode Dr John Conly discusses hand hygiene as an effective means of preventing the transmission of germs.
After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
Describe the difference between hand washing and hand hygiene

Explain the importance of hand hygiene using real life scenarios

Provide possible techniques for improving hand hygiene
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16min
April 12, 2013Episode 3: Physician Wellness: Fundamental for Doctors, Vital for Patients
In this episode Dr Jane Lemaire describes her work with Dr Jean Wallace on physician wellness, a fundamental concept for a functioning healthcare system that also plays a huge role in patient safety and health. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
Describe the challenges and barriers to wellness that physicians face in healthcare

Consider the multi-faceted impact of physician wellness on patient care, safety, and health

Use the information in the podcast to reflect on ways to facilitate physician wellness
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12min
March 29, 2013Episode 2: The Role of the Personal Health Record in Patient Safety
In this episode Dr Chad Saunders explains the current and prospective role of the Personal Health Record (PHR) as a tool for patient safety and improved quality of care by defining the PHR, highlighting it's role in patient safety, and discussing the challenges associated with this type of technology. After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
Define the "Personal Health Record"

Differentiate the Personal Health Record from Electronic Health Records

List and describe the 5 roles the PHR has in improving patient safety

Consider potential challenges and weaknesses of this technology
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17min
March 15, 2013Episode 1: Principles for Guiding the Management of Safety and Quality in Healthcare
In this episode Dr Ward Flemons discusses six patient safety principles that define the basic requirements for safe healthcare and guide the management of both safety and quality in healthcare through the development of a "healthcare culture of safety". After listening to this podcast listeners will be able to:
List the six principles that guide the management of safety and quality in healthcare

Describe each principle in detail

Apply the principles to real life scenarios
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17min

FAQs about W21C Patient Safety Podcast:

How many episodes does W21C Patient Safety Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.