Celebrated from 18 - 24 November each year, World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to improve awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance and encourage best practices.
Purpose
The purpose of the Commission's IPS Agency Plan is to:
The Commission commenced a program of work in 2008 with the goal of improving the recognition of, and response to, acute deterioration in hospitals and other acute care facilities.
Standard and transmission-based precautions
Hospital mortality indicators (i.e. indicators about trends of death) are crucial elements of a hospital patient safety monitoring program.
Medicine lists at transitions of care
When a patient’s care is transferred to another clinician, a current and accurate list of medicines, including reasons for change, is given to that clinician. Some transition points are more prone to error and require special attention, such as:
Warning
Risks to patients
Evidence suggests that patient safety risks are associated with the use of patient identification bands. These risks include: