International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare virtual conference 2-6 November 2020 (Video)
Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite spoke at the International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare virtual conference in the ‘Reliability and Resilience. Moving from Safety I to... Read More
Webinar: Harnessing Digital Technologies to Enhance Patient Safety – 25 November 2020 2–3pm (AEDT)
The second webinar in the PCHSS 2020-2021 Webinar Series is Harnessing Digital Technologies to Enhance Patient Safety. The video is available on our YouTube Channel:... Read More
Highlighting PCHSS patient safety research on World Patient Safety Day 2020
Today, 17 September, is World Patient Safety Day. In view of the major strains and risks that the global health workforce has confronted as a... Read More
Understanding accidents: looking to safety science for investigating healthcare missteps
In an article in the International Journal for Quality in Health Care published on 18 March, PCHSS investigator Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite and colleagues Professor Siri... Read More
New study on children’s acute abdominal pain care points to deviations from established best practices
A child suffering from acute abdominal pain may receive notably different care based on where he or she is taken for medical attention. This is... Read More
Patient safety put at risk by negative workplace cultures
Read this insightful new article in the Sydney Morning Herald by PCHSS’ Professor Johanna Westbrook on how negative workplace interactions can adversely affect patient outcomes.... Read More