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How to develop a second victim support program: a toolkit for health care organizations.

Abstract

A toolkit was developed to help health care organizations implement support programs for clinicians suffering from the emotional impact of errors and adverse events. Based on the best available evidence related to the second victim experience, the toolkit consists of 10 modules, each with a series of specific action steps, references, and exemplars.

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  • Authors

    Pratt S, Kenney L, Scott SD, Wu AW

    Institution

    Department of Anesthesia, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA. spratt@bidmc.harvard.edu

    Source

    Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety / Joint Commission Resources 38:5 2012 May pg 235-40, 193

    MeSH

    Communication
    Counseling
    Health Personnel
    Humans
    Inservice Training
    Medical Errors
    Organizational Culture
    Patient Safety
    Policy
    Practice Guidelines as Topic
    Quality of Health Care
    Stress, Psychological

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    22649864