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How to support hospital-based clinicians and staff in the wake of a traumatic event.
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The Necessity of Peer Support
Dec 18, 2019
Patient Safety Alert 29: The Necessity of Peer Support
The AMC PSO recently convened to identify a systematic approach to supporting its hospital-based clinicians and staff in the wake of a traumatic event, whether that event be in the context of care delivery or a clinician or staff member’s personal life.
Risks
The experience of a medical error or adverse event may significantly impact the psychological well-being of clinicians.
Learn more about the existing frameworks for peer support and why it can be helpful when the clinician needs care.
More AMC PSO Content
Publications such as whitepapers and guidelines derived from the AMC PSO convenings.
Interventional Radiology Guidelines
Guideline
At the request of its membership, the AMC PSO convened the task force to develop a set of literature-supported, consensus-based guidelines addressing patient safety considerations for mitigating risk in interventional radiology.
Safety in the ED: Improving the Care of Behavioral Health Patients
Guideline
At the request of its membership, the AMC PSO convened the Emergency Medicine Behavioral Health Safety Task Force to evaluate best practices and current risks associated with the care of patients with behavioral health crises in the Emergency Department (ED).
Patient Safety Framework for Mitigating Wrong Level Spine Surgery
Guideline
At the request of its membership, the AMC PSO convened the task force to develop a set of literature-supported, consensus-based recommendations addressing patient safety considerations for mitigating risk in spine surgery.
Patient Safety Guidance for Pathology Specimens
Guideline
The AMC PSO convened the Lost Specimens Task Force to offer guidance — and identify and mitigate risks — for specimen loss and mishandling that results in diagnostic error.