NewsSite News Infection control study from PICU featured across UNC and nationallyThe study, led by Dr. Brad Harris, involved efforts of Six Sigma project teams and the Improving Pediatric Critical Care program. CCE co-director, Dr. Tina Schade Willis, is a co-author on the publication which appears in the September 2011 issue of Health Affairs. IPCC final report distributedThe Improving Pediatric Critical Care program, sponsored by UNC Dance Marathon for two years, decreased rates of hospital-acquired infections, improved communication systems in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and partnered with families to make improvements based on their feedback. Family Advisor published in AAP Quality ConnectionsPICU Family Advisor, Patience Leino, offers her perspective on the benefits of patient and family involvement in quality and safety initiatives in a piece titled, Transforming Patient Care through Family Partnerships, in the Summer 2011 issue of AAP Quality Connections. UNC TeamSTEPPS study publishedDr. Celeste Mayer, Patient Safety Officer, is the lead author of an article in the August 2011 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety devoted to implementing and evaluating team training. |
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