Six out of every seven hospital-based errors, accidents and other adverse events still go unreported, according a report released in January by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
FDA Seeks to Prevent Surgical Fires
While surgical fires are exceedingly rare they can have devastating consequences. The FDA and a coalition of health care providers recently launched the Preventing Surgical Fires Initiative to help physicians manage the risk of surgical fire.
Adverse Events in the Medical Office Setting
Four tips for setting up an adverse-event reporting program for the solo or small-group practitioner
Hospital-Based Safety Programs: Making Them Work
Four tips for improving safety programs in hospitals.
Otolaryngologists Concerned about Online Consumer Hearing Test
A subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group has launched an online hearing test and a line of lower-cost hearing devices that are generating alarm about patient safety among otolaryngologists.
Checklist Improves Communication During Patient Transfers
A standardized checklist and transfer protocol can reduce errors during patient handoffs following surgical or interventional procedures.
SM12: TRIO President Advises Colleagues Not to Neglect Personal and Family Time
Robert Ossoff, DMD, MD, said he “never in a million years,” as a young doctor, thought that he would be standing at a podium giving the presidential address to the Triological Society at its Combined Sections Meeting in January.
SM12: Disaster Planning Only Hope During Chaos, New Orleans Doctor Says
Anna M. Pou, MD, the Louisiana State University professor of otorhinolaryngology who found herself at the center of the debate over disaster medical care following her work after Hurricane Katrina, told colleagues at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting that disaster could strike anywhere, anytime and that the only way to protect themselves and their patients is to plan now.
SM12: Otolaryngologists Debate Resident Training, Implantable Hearing Aids, Oropharyngeal Cancer
Four pairs of experts squared off at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting in a session of mini-debates over limits on training of residents, treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum, implantable hearing aids and the best approach to oropharyngeal cancer.
SM12: Nasal Reconstruction after Cancer Treatment Includes Variety of Options
The right way to restore a patient’s nose after cancer depends on subtle factors: The shape, the depth, and the precise location of the wound all dictate how to go about the reconstruction, according to experts at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting.
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