Risk Watch Quarterly (October '21)
Editor's Note
The October 2021 issue of Risk Watch includes a quarterly offering of articles on the three HIROC patient safety drivers: maternal neonatal care, mental health death by suicide while under care, and patient deterioration. You will find articles on nursing and midwifery quality of care initiatives created to improve obstetrical interventions and admission processes, studies reviewing male suicide research in Canada, and a study examining the limitations of written discharge instructions to provide patients essential information at discharge.
Sustainability of Hospital-Based Midwife-Led Antenatal Care Consultation — A Qualitative Study
This panel of national experts from Germany provide insights into a nursing and midwifery quality of care initiative.
Siegle, A., Sayn-Wittgenstein, F. Roes, M. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Aug 23;21(1):858. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06863-w.
Segmenting or Summing the Parts? A Scoping Review of Male Suicide Research in Canada
Canadian study investigating a number of suicide prevention initiatives amongst Canadian male subgroups. A scoping review was conducted, with 68 studies meeting the inclusion criteria.
Oliffe JL, Kelly MT, Montaner GG, Links PS, Kealy D, Ogrodniczuk JS. 2021 May;66(5):433-445. doi: 10.1177/07067437211000631. Epub 2021 Mar 15. PMID: 33719600; PMCID: PMC8107953.
Empowering Patients: Simplifying Discharge Instructions
UK study examining the limitations of written discharge instructions to provide patients essential information at discharge.
DeSai C, Janowiak K, Secheli B, et al. BMJ Open Quality 2021;10:e001419. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001419.
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