Low on the Totem Pole (AHRQ)57453A medical student notices that, prior to surgery, a urinary catheter is inserted into a child without sterile prep. Being new to the OR setting, he says nothing until a few days later on rounds when the patient shows signs of infection.4/7/2014 6:57:41 PMLearning Objectives: After reading this case, students will be able to Explain the concept of authority gradient List steps that can be taken to increase communication across an STS_ListItem_PublishingPageshttps://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities29041240https://www.ihi.org4/7/2014 6:57:41 PMhtmlFalseaspx1616~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js
Mutiny57537The behavior of a superior starts to put your patients at risk. What would you do? The University of Rochester’s Dr. Paul Griner presents the final installment in a series of case studies for the IHI Open School.4/11/2014 7:51:52 PMClick here to view all of Dr. Paul Griner's case studies Dr. Paul Griner, Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Rochester Learning Objectives: At the end of this STS_ListItem_PublishingPageshttps://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities80263370https://www.ihi.org4/11/2014 7:51:52 PMhtmlFalseaspx1616~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js
An Extended Stay57485A 64-year-old man with a number of health issues comes to the hospital because he is having trouble breathing. The care team helps resolve the issue, but forgets a standard treatment that causes unnecessary harm to the patient. A subsequent medication error makes the situation worse, leading a stay that is much longer than anticipated. 6/13/2017 1:33:07 PMRoss Hilliard, MD, IHI Open School Northeast Regional Chapter Leader Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to Explain how system failures can lead to STS_ListItem_PublishingPageshttps://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities119064400https://www.ihi.org6/13/2017 1:33:07 PMhtmlFalseaspx1616~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js
An Insulin Overdose57459In the midst of a high-risk surgery, the senior resident injects 100 times the correct dosage of insulin.6/13/2017 2:02:17 PM Lasic, MD, Clinical Instructor in Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital   Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to STS_ListItem_PublishingPageshttps://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities29322080https://www.ihi.org6/13/2017 2:02:17 PMhtmlFalseaspx1616~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js
Code Blue - Where To? (AHRQ)57450A code blue is called on an elderly man with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and schizophrenia hospitalized on the inpatient psychiatry service. Housestaff covering the code team do not know where the service is located, and when the team arrives, they find their equipment to be incompatible with the leads on the patient.4/8/2014 8:55:12 PMLearning Objectives: After reading this case, students will be able to List several ways to improve the effectiveness of code teams Description: A code blue is called on an elderly STS_ListItem_PublishingPageshttps://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities38461790https://www.ihi.org4/8/2014 8:55:12 PMhtmlFalseaspx1616~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js
How Can Mr. Potato Head Help Teach PDSA?57587David Williams explains the genesis of the Mr. Potato Head exercise he created to teach audiences all over the world about PDSA cycles.5/26/2017 2:45:16 PMPatient Safety Executive Development Program Fall 2023 | Boston, MA With today’s shrinking health care budgets and growing focus on costs, it has STS_ListItem_PublishingPageshttps://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities28811350https://www.ihi.org5/26/2017 2:45:16 PMhtmlFalseaspx1616~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js
What’s Your Working Style?57496Kathy Duncan walks viewers through the traits and behaviors associated with four different working styles.5/26/2017 1:50:47 PMKathy Duncan, RN, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Faculty Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to Recognize the value of knowing your working STS_ListItem_PublishingPageshttps://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities54192700https://www.ihi.org5/26/2017 1:50:47 PMhtmlFalseaspx1616~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js
How Can CLABSIs and Cucumbers Teach PDSA?57543In a new IHI Open School Video Short, IHI's Dr. Don Goldmann explains the science behind the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, using central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and cucumbers as his subjects.5/26/2017 2:12:23 PMA Good First Step to Any Improvement Project Mentor Me: Tips on How to Find — and Use — a Mentor Goldmann, MD, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, Institute for Healthcare STS_ListItem_PublishingPageshttps://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities130718200https://www.ihi.org5/26/2017 2:12:23 PMhtmlFalseaspx1616~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js
A Wild (and Costly) Goose Chase57554In a new patient story, you’ll hear from Rani, a patient who visits several different health care providers in search of a diagnosis. As you follow Rani’s story, you’ll be prompted to stop along the way to consider a number of questions about miscommunication, cost, and the patient perspective. When you get to the end of the story, you’ll hear from Rani as she looks back on the experience seven years later.5/26/2017 2:28:43 PM Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to Recognize how a lack of communication among providers can disrupt the continuum of care and lead to frustration for STS_ListItem_PublishingPageshttps://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities15581080https://www.ihi.org5/26/2017 2:28:43 PMhtmlFalseaspx1616~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js
One Dose, Fifty Pills (AHRQ)57455Told to give a patient one gram of steroids, an intern mistakenly orders fifty 20-mg pills. Although a pharmacist questions the order, the intern insists that the medication be given as ordered.4/7/2014 6:56:59 PMLearning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to Identify the risks involved with improper supervision in a health care setting She suggested to the intern that STS_ListItem_PublishingPageshttps://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities53302340https://www.ihi.org4/7/2014 6:56:59 PMhtmlFalseaspx1616~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js

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