Understanding the various aspects of patient safety education, practice, and research in developing countries is vital in preparing a plan to overcome the challenges of improving patient safety. This unique volume discusses patient safety in developing countries, and the achievements and challenges faced in those places when trying to improve patient safety education and practice.This book includes a compilation of over 100 case studies surrounding patient safety in all aspects of health care. Both real and simulated scenarios are provided to help medical students and professionals apply their knowledge to solve the cases and prepare for real practice.
Features
- Describes the achievements and challenges of patient safety in developing countries
- Includes real and simulated case studies and key answers on patient safety issues
- Prepares medical students and practitioners for real-life situations
- Diverse audience including those in medication to safety testing, patient education, dispensing changes, and the design of health systems
- Aids medical students and practitioners to improve their skills to solve cases
Comprehensive guide on patient safety education, practice, and research in developing countries. There is an added bonus of over 100 case studies covering patient safety in all aspects of health care in developing countries, presenting both real and simulated scenarios to help medical students and professionals apply their skills in solving cases.
Section
1. Patient Safety Education
Chapter
1. Patient Safety Education: History and Importance
Chapter
2. Patient Safety education in developing countries
Chapter
3. Patient Safety education: Competencies and Learning Outcomes
Chapter
4. Patient Safety Education: Teaching Strategies and Assessment
Methods
Section
2. Patient Safety Practice
Chapter
5. Patient safety-related issues: history and importance
Chapter
6. Patient safety-related issues: patient care errors and related
problems
Chapter
7. Patient care errors and related problems: preventive medicine
errors & related problems
Chapter
8. Patient care errors and related problems: patient assessment and
diagnostic errors & related problems
Chapter
9. Patient care errors and related problems: non-pharmacological
errors & related problems
Chapter
10. Patient care errors and related problems: medical errors &
related problems
Chapter
11. Patient care errors and related problems: surgical errors &
related problems
Chapter
12. Patient care errors and related problems: complementary and
alternative medicines (CAM) errors & related problems
Chapter
13. Patient care errors and related problems: nutrition errors &
related problems
Chapter
14. Patient care errors and related problems: pharmacological errors
& related problems (medication errors and related problems)
Chapter
15. Patient care errors and related problems: dispensing
administration errors & related problems
Chapter
16. Patient care errors and related problems: monitoring errors &
related problems
Chapter
17. Patient care errors and related problems: patient education and
counselling errors and related problems
Chapter
18. Patient safety-related issues: other medication safety issues
Chapter
19. Patient safety culture
Chapter
20. Nosocomial infections in developing countries
Chapter
21. Patient safety in laboratory medicine
Chapter
22. Patient safety in radiology
Chapter
23. Patient safety in the emergency department (ER)
Chapter
24. Patient safety in the intensive care unit (ICU)
Chapter
25. Patient safety in surgery
Chapter
26. Patient safety in Internal medicine (IM)
Chapter
27. Patient safety in oncology
Chapter
28. Patient safety in pharmacies
Chapter
29. Patient safety for special populations: geriatrics
Chapter
30. Patient safety for special populations: paediatrics
Chapter
31. Patient safety for special populations: pregnancy
Chapter
32. Patient safety for special populations: lactation
Chapter 33 Patient safety for special populations: adolescents
Chapter
34. Patient safety during pandemics
Chapter
35. Patient safety training
Chapter
36. Patient safety: antimicrobial-resistance and interventions
Chapter
37. Patient safety: dermatology, beauty and cosmetic medicine
Chapter
38. Technology for Patient Safety
Chapter
39. Evidence-based patient safety
Section
3. Patient Safety Research
Chapter
40. Patient safety research: history and importance
Chapter
41. Patient safety research: literature review
Chapter
42. Patient safety research: qualitative methods
Chapter
43. Patient safety research: quantitative methods
Chapter
44. Patient safety research: mixed methods
Chapter
45. Patient safety research: clinical trials
Chapter
46. Patient safety research: epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology
Chapter
47. Patient safety research in developing countries: achievements,
challenges, and recommendations
Section
4. Patient Safety Case Studies
Chapter
48. Patient safety case studies: patient care plan errors and related
problems (Part I)
Chapter
49. Patient safety case studies: patient care plan errors and related
problems (Part II)
Chapter
50. Patient safety case studies: Nosocomial infections cases
Chapter
51. Patient safety case studies: laboratory medicine and radiology
Chapter
52. Patient safety case studies: emergency department
Chapter
53. Patient safety case studies: intensive care unit
Chapter
54. Patient safety case studies: internal medicine
Chapter
55. Patient safety case studies: oncology
Chapter
56. Patient safety case studies: antimicrobials
Chapter
57. Patient safety case studies: special population
Chapter
58. Patient safety resources and tools
Prof. Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at College of Pharmacy, University of Science and Technology of Fujairah, UAE (Previously known as Ajman University) and University of Science and Technology, Yemen. He is/was also an Adjunct professor and visiting professor in many universities. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (BPharm) from Sanaa University, Yemen and obtained Master and PhD degree in Clinical Pharmacy from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia. He has more than 20 years experiences in education, practice and research in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. He has held various academic and professional positions including: Head of Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice department; Head of Teaching & learning committee, head of training committee, head of curriculum and assessment committee and other committees. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, book chapters and editing many books, one book published by Elsevier in June 2020; one book accepted by Elsevier and two books accepted by Springer. Prof. Yaser has supervised/co-supervised many PhD, Master, PharmD and B-Pharm students. He is a reviewer for eight recognized International peer-reviewed journals. Prof. Yaser prepared and wrote the first draft of Master of Clinical pharmacy program and PharmD internship manual. Prof. Yaser was a member of the founding committee of the integrated PharmD curriculum at Unizah College of Pharmacy.
