Human Factors and Patient Safety - A Primer for Doctors and Medical Students

This practical guide fulfils the need of doctors, medical students and all healthcare personnel for information that addresses fundamental patient safety concepts that are not usually covered in conventional medical curricula, providing solutions that help both doctors and the public to reduce the risks to patients.

List of contents

1. The History of Human Error 2. The Cognitive Foundations of Human Error 3. The Behavioural Foundations of Human Error 4. The Clinical Foundations of Human Error 5. The Systemic Foundations of Human Error 6. The Foundations of Patient Safety Management 7. The Foundations of Human Factors Management

About the author

Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist, trained as a neurologist in Nigeria and the United Kingdom and has been a practicing neurologist in the UK for 15 years.He has written on diverse neurological topics in peer-reviewed journals and is the author of the books 700 Essential Neurology Checklists and Surfing the Brain. Dr Imam holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Simulation and Patient Safety from the University of Plymouth, and he founded and now curates the online neurology database Neurochecklists. He also runs the book review blog The Doctors Bookshelf, and the human factors blog Shortcuts and Pitfalls, and he is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London.

Summary

This practical guide fulfils the need of doctors, medical students and all healthcare personnel for information that addresses fundamental patient safety concepts that are not usually covered in conventional medical curricula, providing solutions that help both doctors and the public to reduce the risks to patients.

Product details

• Authors: Ibrahim Imam, Ibrahim (Royal Devon and Exeter Imam
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032796680
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3279668-0
• No. of pages: 148
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Ethics, LAW / Medical Law & Legislation, MEDICAL / Test Preparation & Review, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Medicolegal issues, Medical study & revision guides & reference material, Medical study and revision guides and reference material, Human Error,;Patient-Doctor Relationship,;Cognitive biases