Quality and Safety

Nurse Suicide: Breaking the Silence

by Laura DeStefano | Jan 8, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

TW: suicide If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   ABSTRACT | The purpose of this paper is to...

The Role of Accreditation in Achieving the Quadruple Aim

by Laura DeStefano | Oct 2, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Intersections of Accreditation Interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice continue to gain momentum within the health sector. Recently, accreditors from multiple health professions have joined together to discuss their role and to set...

Breaking a Culture of Silence: The Role of State Medical Boards

by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 28, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

Introduction By Sandeep P. Kishore The NAM Perspectives paper “Breaking the Culture of Silence on Physician Suicide” [1] brought together four unique voices from surgery, nursing, medical training, and the clergy to consider what led Kaitlyn, a young medical student,...

Burnout Among Health Care Professionals: A Call to Explore and Address This Underrecognized Threat to Safe, High-Quality Care

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 5, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres. The US health care system is...

Breaking Silence, Breaking Stigma

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 5, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

    TW: suicide If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres. Introduction By Sandeep P. Kishore The...

Promoting Well-being in Psychology Graduate Students at the Individual and Systems Levels

by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

  TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   More than 70 percent of...

Burnout, Stress, and Compassion Fatigue in Occupational Therapy Practice and Education: A Call for Mindful, Self-Care Protocols

by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

  TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   Now more than ever is the time...

Addressing Burnout, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation in the Osteopathic Profession: An Approach That Spans the Physician Life Cycle

by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   Introduction Burnout,...

Clinician Engagement for Continuous Learning

by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 6, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

Introduction Participants and other stakeholders in today’s U.S. health care system are striving for the generation of new knowledge to guide care while at the same time they are also managing growing clinical and organizational complexity, directing considerable...

Harnessing Evidence and Experience to Change Culture: A Guiding Framework for Patient and Family Engaged Care

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 31, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  ABSTRACT | Patient and family engaged care (PFEC) is care planned, delivered, managed, and continuously improved in active partnership with patients and their families (or care partners as defined by the patient) to ensure integration of their health and health...