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- Title
Republished paper: The WHO patient safety curriculum guide for medical schools.
- Authors
Walton, Merrilyn; Woodward, Helen; Van Staalduinen, Samantha; Lemer, C; Greaves, F; Noble, D; Ellis, B; Donaldson, L; Barraclough, B; Expert Group convened by the World Alliance of Patient Safety, as Expert Lead for the Sub-Programme
- Abstract
The urgent need for patient safety education for healthcare students has been recognised by many accreditation bodies, but to date there has been sporadic attention to undergraduate/graduate medical programmes. Medical students themselves have identified quality and safety of care as an important area of instruction; as future doctors and healthcare leaders, they must be prepared to practise safe healthcare. Medical education has yet to fully embrace patient safety concepts and principles into existing medical curricula. Universities are continuing to produce graduate doctors lacking in the patient safety knowledge, skills and behaviours thought necessary to deliver safe care. A significant challenge is that patient safety is still a relatively new concept and area of study; thus, many medical educators are unfamiliar with the literature and unsure how to integrate patient safety learning into existing curriculum.
- Publication
Postgraduate medical journal, 2011, Vol 87, Issue 1026, p317
- ISSN
1469-0756
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/pgmj.2009.036970rep