Module 1: Introduction to Patient Safety Analysis & Event Management

Objectives

Participants will be able to

• explain how studying medical events can provide information to improve patient safety
• define the various types of events and errors
• explain the goals and critical elements of an effective event reporting system
• describe the event management process

Module Sections

• Objectives
• Module Outline
• Background
• Errors and Events
• The Titanic Disaster
• Data Sources
• Event Management
• Summary