Clinical oncology and error reduction / [edited by] Antonella Surbone, Michael Rowe.
Material type: TextPublisher number: EB00597632 | Recorded BooksPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
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- online resource
- 9781118749043
- 1118749049
- 9781118749050
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- 9781118749272
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- 9781322949697
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- Cancer -- Patients
- Oncology
- Medical errors -- Prevention
- Patient advocacy
- Medical Errors -- prevention & control
- Medical Oncology
- Patient Advocacy
- Patient Safety
- Physician's Role
- Medical
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer
- MEDICAL -- Oncology
- Cancer -- Patients
- Medical errors -- Prevention
- Oncology
- Patient advocacy
- 616.99/4 23
- RC263
- QZ 200
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to oncology and medical errors / Antonella Surbone and Michael Rowe -- Recognizing and facing medical errors : the perspective of a physician who is also patient / Itzhak Brook -- Psychological and existential consequences of medical error for oncology professionals / Mary J. Chalino, Evelyn Y.T. Wong, Bradley l. Collins, and Richard T. Penson -- To sue or not to sue : restoring trust in patient-doctor-family relationships / Michael Rowe and Antonella Surbone -- Prevention of errors and patient safety : oncology nurses' perspectives / Martha Polovich -- Prevention of errors and patient safety from the oncologists perspective / Meghan E.S. Shea, Nie Bohlen, and Inga T. Lennes -- Disclosing harmful medical errors / Walter Baile and Daniel Epner -- Do cross-cultural differences influence the occurrence and disclosure of medical errors in oncology / Lidia Schapira, Joseph R. Betancourt, and Alexander R. Green -- Prevention of errors and patient safety : institutional perspectives / Eric Manheimer -- Professional and ethical responsibilities in adverse events and medical errors : discussions when things go wrong / P.M. Forde and Albert W. Wu -- Medical error and patient advocacy / Juanne N. Clarke -- Conclusion : the "given" and "therefores" of clinical oncology and medical errors / Antonella Surbone and Michael Rowe.
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Clinical Oncology and Error Reduction is the first single-source reference to address the vital topics of recognizing, preventing, and responding to medical errors in clinical oncology.-Filled with practical information for immediate clinical application -Covers topics such as patient safety, error prevention, quality improvement, errors disclosure and apology, and the impact of errors on patients and doctors -Each chapter contains special 'take home' points that highlight issues of particular clinical relevance and application -Prepared by an expert, multidisciplinary, international team of physicians, nurses, researchers, hospital administrators, bioethicists, patients and patient advocates.