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April 24, 2024 - Suicide Prevention in an Emergency Department
Population: ED-SAFE
April 24, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/suicide-prevention-emergency-department-population-ed-safe
Summary
Suicide is the 12th leading cause of death in the United States, and the 3rd leading cause of death for
people ages 15-24.1 More tha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/recurrent-hypoglycemia-care-transition-failure
December 23, 2020 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure?
Citation Text:
Eytan T. Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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September 23, 2024 - ABCDEF Bundle + Data Literacy Training, Performance Measurement Tracking, and Performance Feedback
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February 28, 2024
Innovation
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January 01, 2024 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Managing Complexity in Diagnosis: Life-threatening Complications after Gastric Bypass Surgery
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2024 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Andrew P.J. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49690/psn-pdf
September 01, 2013 - The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage
September 1, 2013
Manchikanti L, Hirsch JA. The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pains-chronic-opioid-usage
Case Objectives
Describe the appropriate initial assessment of patients with chronic non-cancer pain.
List the most comm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49840/psn-pdf
September 01, 2018 - Steroids and Safety: Preventing Medication Adverse
Events During Transitions of Care
September 1, 2018
Lucier DJ, Greenwald JL. Steroids and Safety: Preventing Medication Adverse Events During Transitions of
Care. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/steroids-and-safety-preventing-medication-adver…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49618/psn-pdf
February 01, 2011 - One Toxic Drug Is Not Like Another
February 1, 2011
Holmboe ES. One Toxic Drug Is Not Like Another. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-toxic-drug-not-another
Case Objectives
Distinguish between the three distinct regulatory processes of board certification, medical licensure,
and credential…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33742/psn-pdf
December 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH
December 1, 2012
In Conversation With… Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-sharon-k-inouye-md-mph
Editor's note: Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH, one of the world's leaders in geriatrics research and
innovatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33879/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… Jane Brice, MD, MPH
May 1, 2019
In Conversation With… Jane Brice, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jane-brice-md-mph
Editor's note: Dr. Brice is Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University
of North Carolina. She…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49810/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm
November 1, 2017
Jox RJ. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
Case Objectives
Recognize errors may be difficult to identify in palliative care.
State that medication errors and errors in communica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49585/psn-pdf
May 01, 2009 - Delirium or Dementia?
May 1, 2009
Rudolph JL. Delirium or Dementia? PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delirium-or-dementia
Case Objectives
State the key diagnostic differences between delirium and dementia.
Describe the Confusion Assessment Method for workup of suspected delirium.
Explain the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851870/psn-pdf
July 31, 2023 - In Conversation with... Regina Hoffman about Building
Capacity for Patient Safety
July 31, 2023
In Conversation with.. Regina Hoffman about Building Capacity for Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-regina-hoffman-about-building-capacity-patient-safety
Editor’s no…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49765/psn-pdf
August 21, 2016 - Cognitive Overload in the ICU
August 21, 2016
Patel VL, Buchman TG. Cognitive Overload in the ICU. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cognitive-overload-icu
Case Objectives
Identify the role of cognitive overload—especially interruptions—in compromising quality of care and
patient safety.
List…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837660/psn-pdf
July 08, 2022 - An Incomplete Anesthesia History Leads to Adverse
Outcomes
July 8, 2022
Bohringer C. An Incomplete Anesthesia History Leads to Adverse Outcomes. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/incomplete-anesthesia-history-leads-adverse-outcomes
The Cases
Case 1: A 64-year-old man came in for a routine bron…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49579/psn-pdf
March 21, 2009 - All in the History
March 21, 2009
Fee C. All in the History. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/all-history
Case Objectives
Describe the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and understand that it
does not apply to transfers to emergency departments from non-acute care faci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
August 04, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Weighing In on Surgical Safety
Citation Text:
Brodsky JB, Margarson M. Weighing In on Surgical Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33583/psn-pdf
March 01, 2023 - Simulation Training
March 1, 2023
Edward JJ, Nichols A, Bakerjian D. Simulation Training. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/simulation-training
Originally published in 2014 by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. Updated in
March 2023, by Jennifer J. Edwards, MS, RN, CHSE…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-paul-g-shekelle-md-mph-phd
February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With… Paul G. Shekelle, MD, MPH, PhD
October 1, 2011
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… Paul G. Shekelle, MD, MPH, PhD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33740/psn-pdf
November 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Abraham Verghese, MD
November 1, 2012
In Conversation With… Abraham Verghese, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-abraham-verghese-md
Editor's note: Abraham Verghese, MD, is Professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the
Stanford University S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49774/psn-pdf
November 01, 2016 - Don't Dismiss the Dangerous: Obstetric Hemorrhage
November 1, 2016
Main EK. Don't Dismiss the Dangerous: Obstetric Hemorrhage. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-dismiss-dangerous-obstetric-hemorrhage
Case Objectives
List the common causes of obstetric hemorrhage and the need for a unit-sta…