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News and Resources
Dr. Peter Pronovost's Commencement Speech at Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, Sunday, May 17th, 2009
HHS Secretary Sebelius calls on hospitals across America to commit to reduce Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections in Intensive Care Units by 75 percent over the next three years (HHS Press Release May 6, 2009)
Joint Commission monograph: "Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming the Challenges" (Apr 14, 2009)
Pronovost And Colleagues Say Major Stakeholders Have Agreed To Participate In Group Modeled On Aviation Industry Safety Alliance: Health Affairs press release Apr 7, 2009
Reducing Health Care Hazards: Lessons From The Commercial Aviation Safety Team: Health Affairs 28, no. 3 (2009): w479-w489
Health 411 News Series from AHRQ: Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (Interview with Peter Pronovost MD PhD, Wed Mar 25, 2009
Health 411 News Series Transcript of the Mar 25, 2009 Interview
New York Times Op-Ed Video (Nov 24, 2008): Physician, Say You're Sorry - Why does the medical establishment find it so hard to apologize for mistakes in care? - by Tom Delbanco and Sigall K. Bell
Peter Pronovost MD PhD is awarded a 2008 MacArthur Fellowship (from JHU)
MacArthur Foundation Biography and Video on Peter Pronovost (from the MacArthur Foundation)
AARP My Generation The Health Show: Dr Checklist Oct 22, 2008
The Power of a Checklist: Peter Pronovost Interview by Dr. Mehmet Oz Oct 14, 2008
WJZ TV News Clip (Sept. 23, 2008)
AHRQ Web M & M: In conversation with Albert Wu, MD, MPH on Root Cause Analysis July 14, 2008
From El País (Jun 17, 2008): Putting the Brakes on Bacteria in Hospitals (English translation)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Resources:
Patient Safety Podcasts (Right-click to download; Left-click to listen) by Peter Pronovost MD PhD:
Johns Hopkins Patient Safety Grand Rounds July 9 2008: "To Err is Human, Ten Years Later, What Have We Learned?" Peter Pronovost MD PhD
Johns Hopkins New House Staff Orientation June 26, 2008 - "Improving Safety" by Peter Pronovost MD PhD
WBAL TV newsclip: Dr Peter Pronovost named as one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential persons for 2008
Testimony of Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM before Government Oversight Committee Apr 16, 2008
ReachMD Clinician Roundtable On-demand Programs/Podcasts (Registration free, but required to use)
QSRG Annual Report 2006-2007
Collateral 28 - BlipTV video (Dec 10 2007): He's Making a List and Checking It Twice
New Yorker article (Dec 10 2007): The Checklist - by Atul Gawande
National Public Radio: All Things Considered interview (Dec 9 2007): Peter Pronovost and Atul Gawande
AHRQ Health Care Report Card Compendium
AHRQ Healthcare 411 Podcast 3/28/2007: Reducing the Threat of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
Video: Patient Safety - The Quality Imperative
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) and eCUSP
Writing Your Research for Scientific Publication
The EQUATOR Network: a new quality improvement initiative that seeks to enhance reliability of medical research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of health research.
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