Patient Safety--Epilogue

“Do you realize, Curmudge, that we have been talking about patient safety since October 30, 2008?”

“It was inspired by Stan’s Story, Julie, which I viewed as a tragedy. Did you know that he died on December 18, 2008? It was tough to lose such a good friend. I guess that’s why I felt the need to probe the topic in such depth.”

“With so many postings on Patient Safety, it’s difficult for a reader to go back to locate the posting on a specific topic. One must scroll down…and…down to find what he is looking for. If we list the Patient Safety topics and their posting dates, the reader would at least know how far he had to scroll.”

“Good idea, Jaded Julie. Let’s do it and put the postings in reverse chronological order:”

Patient Safety—Accidents, Trauma, and Luck—3/04/09

Patient Safety—Your Lifestyle—2/26/09

Patient Safety—Human Factors—2/19/09

Patient Safety—Falls—2/12/09

Patient Safety—Infections 2—2/05/09

Patient Safety—Infections—1/29/09

Patient Safety—Communications—1/22/09

Patient Safety—Medications 2—1/14/09

Patient Safety—Medications—1/08/09

Patient Safety—Overview—12/30/08

Patient Safety Requires a Reporting Culture—12/11/08

Implementing a Culture of Safety—12/04/08

A Just Culture—11/28/08

Clashing Cultures in Patient Safety: the ‘Blame Game’ vs. the ‘Just Culture’—11/20/08

Resources for Learning about Patient Safety—11/13/08

Reliability and Patient Safety—11/06/08

Stan’s Story—10/30/08

“Four months, Curmudge! It’s hard to believe we spent that much time on patient safety. But I knew all along that you were convinced that the topic was that important.”

“I sure was, Julie. When I was much, much younger I felt that I was indestructible. All young people do. Now I know better. Life is too precious to be shortened by someone’s mistake or your own poor judgment.”

Affinity’s Kaizen Curmudgeon