Communication for Patient Safety
Challenging Cases
Portfolio
References for this Section
1. World Health Organization. Communication During Patient Hand-overs. Patient Safety Solutions. 2007;May. Available from: www.ccforpatientsafety.org/Patient-Safety-Solutions/
2. The Joint Commission. Sentinel Event Alert. Medication errors related to potentially dangerous abbreviations. Issue 23 - September 1, 2001. Available from: www.jointcommission.org/sentinelevents/sentineleventalert/sea_23.htm
3. Forster AJ, Clark HD, Menard A et al. Adverse events among medical patients after discharge from hospital. CMAJ 2004;170(30):345-9.