Patient safety: Civil society to sensitize patients

by JKF Foundation | Sep 7, 2008 | Articles of Interest

Published in: Afrique en ligne Issue/Volume: 09/07/08 9/7/2008 – Ms. Kaitirimba, who is the national coordinator of the Uganda National Health Consumers Organisation, told PANA on the sidelines of the just-concluded 58th session of the World Health Organisation...

‘What Africa must do to improve patient safety’

by JKF Foundation | Sep 5, 2008 | Articles of Interest

Published in: Afrique en ligne Issue/Volume: September 5, 2008 9/5/2008 – The call coincided with the signing, in Yaounde, Cameroon, of a pledge by African Ministers committing their countries to certain actions to reduce health care-associated infections. Dr....

Watch out for drug names that look, sound alike

by JKF Foundation | Sep 1, 2008 | Articles of Interest

Published in: Associated Press Issue/Volume: September 1, 2008 Written by: Lauran Neergaard 9/1/2008 – Last week the influential group opened a Web-based tool to let consumers and doctors easily check if they’re using or prescribing any of these...

State hospitals to use same color-coded bracelets for safety’s sake

by JKF Foundation | Sep 1, 2008 | Articles of Interest

Published in: The Birmingham News Issue/Volume: September 1, 2008 Written by: Anna Velasco 9/1/2008 – The problem is lack of standardization. What the colors mean vary from hospital to hospital, which can confuse the many doctors and nurses who work at more than...

“Don’t think that you are more safe in a place just because they don’t talk about their errors. “

by JKF Foundation | Aug 29, 2008 | Blog Post

With Labor Day right around the corner, I’m catching up on some healthcare blog reading that I’ve missed out on while enjoying the summer. Earlier this month on “Running a Hospital” Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CEO Paul Levy discusses...