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- Title
A decade of action to improve patient safety in rural areas.
- Authors
Morad, Mohammed
- Abstract
Background: A decade has elapsed since EURIPA published its first systematic review on patient safety in rural health and adopted the Manchester framework for rural medicine. The WHO curriculum has seen the light and the action for more globally orchestrated research and application of the evidence to the practice of rural hospitals and clinics. All these ignited the global project, and one of its goals was to conduct more research and allocate more resources for patient safety in remote areas. Aim of the study: The presentation will look at the topics studied in the field of patient safety in rural areas according to published materials in PubMed and elsewhere. The light will be shed on the significant findings in mapping errors, adverse events, adverse incidents, handover issues, and the factors increasing or decreasing the incidence of medical harm. One of the goals would be to focus on areas of significant concern, not covered by research and the relevant intervention. Methodology: A search of PubMed will assist exploration of this area as reflected in the published medical literature based on the use of the following keywords: patient safety, rural health or medicine, remote regions, adverse events, errors, hospitals, clinics, primary and secondary care, teamwork, handover, disability, minorities, children, women, elderly, telehealth, transition and care and patient safety culture. Results: A quantitative graphic presentation of published papers according to year and topic will be the skeleton, while a summary of significant findings of studies would accompany it. A mapping of areas of concern will follow, and rural health-related to patient safety issues will be covered. A brief description of successful interventions will dominate the final part of the presentation. Conclusions: The presentation will include recommendations for the short- and long-term research and practice of rural medicine.
- Subjects
RURAL health clinics; PATIENT safety; RURAL geography; RURAL medicine; RURAL health; SECONDARY care (Medicine)
- Publication
Medical Science Pulse, 2021, Vol 15, p28
- ISSN
2544-1558
- Publication type
Article