Patient Safety TV
Date posted: 11/01/10
The videos contained in this safety programme include experts from a variety of backgrounds and some of the world leaders in patient safety giving you an account of where these systems and individuals may be vulnerable. The different sections in this programme give a detailed understanding of causality and mitigation in relation to human error in medical practice. It should improve insight and through that, improve practice, making your care of patients safer whilst at the same time giving you a better understanding of your own decision making processes.
For more information, visit the RCSEd Patient Safety TV page (opens in new window).
Good Surgical Practice, 2008
Date posted: 06/06/08
Good Surgical Practice, endorsed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and produced by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, has been revised. The booklet can be accessed on-line at: www.rcseng.ac.uk/standards/good-surgical-practice (opens in new window).
Date posted: 15/05/08
This video is an endorsement of the World Health Organisation's "safe surgery saves lives" campaign. In particular it indicates the support that the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is able to give to the surgical checklist that is to be applied universally in surgical practice"
View the video (this opens in Windows Media Player).
This video requires Windows Media Player. It is free to download from Microsoft (opens in new window).
Date posted: 19/02/08
Learn about the Safe Surgery Saves Lives program:
Link: main page | feasability materials (with document materials)
Date posted: 05/12/07
A new online journal for all those interested in surgical safety
Link: main page
Date posted: 19/11/07
Follow the links below to access the report and podcast from the Advancing Patient Safety in Surgery Conference held at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, November 15th 2007
Download: APSIS report
Download: APSIS podcast (Windows Media Audio file) | mp3
Date posted: 24/04/07
BMJ Group and IHI are proud to announce that this year, for the first time, we are broadcasting our plenary sessions and one keynote speech free, and live, over the internet. Each session will be followed by a panel discussion, and accompanied by simultaneous translation into Spanish.
Link: http://barcelona.bmj.com/
Sessions include:
Wednesday 18 April
07:00 GMT/08:00 BST* Donald M Berwick – Can health care ever be safe?
Thursday 19 April
07:30 GMT/08:30 BST* Richard Smith – What the quality movement can learn from other social movements
Friday 20 April
07:15 GMT/08:15 BST* Lucian Leape and Linda Kenney – When things go wrong: communicating about adverse events
13:30 GMT/14:30 BST* John Prooi and Harry Molendijk – Partnering for patient safety
The sessions will also be available to download free and on-demand after the event. At the end of your viewing session please take the opportunity to feedback your thoughts and suggestions for future Forum broadcasts.
* Please note, it is now British Summer Time (BST). If you are viewing the webcast in the UK please refer to the BST time given. If you are viewing outside the UK you can find your local time on www.timeanddate.com .
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