When: October 2-5, 2008 Where: Boston, MA The American Society for Healthcare Risk Management's annual conference and exhibition is a meeting place for sharing revolutionary ideas about achieving safe and trusted healthcare. Keynote speakers include Robert Wachter, MD. In addition to serving as Chief of the Medical Service at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, Wachter is author of the best seller Internal Bleeding: The Truth Behind America’s Terrifying Epidemic of Medical Mistakes and a new follow-up book, Understanding Patient Safety. Feature Session FR23 Wrong Site Surgery: A National Study Speaker: Deborah Mulloy, Ph.D.(c). MSN, RN, CNOR, Massachusetts General Hospital When: Friday, October 3, 2008, 3–4 pm This presentation looks at findings from two national surveys. One focused on evaluation of the effect of the AORN Correct Site Surgery Tool Kit on implementation of the Joint Commission Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery. The other survey was designed to identify the number of wrong site surgery incidents occurring Jan. 1, 2000-July 31, 2006.
(Note: Research for this presentation was funded by a grant from the ASHRM Foundation.)
Objectives: Identify evidence-based strategies to promote implementation (or adoption) of the Joint Commission Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery. Identify methods to engage perioperative team members in supporting the Universal Protocol. Explain how the Universal Protocol can reduce wrong site surgery events using national data. For details, visiit the ASHRM website > For more information, contact Terry Bowman: Email:
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