Clinical oncology and error reduction. / Antonella Surbone, Michael Rowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Surbone, Antonella, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Patients.

Cancer.

Medical errors--Prevention.

Medical errors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

West Sussex, England : John Wiley & Sons , Inc., 2015.

Summary:

Clinical Oncology and Error Reduction is the firstsingle-source reference to address the vital topics of recognizing,preventing, and responding to medical errors in clinicaloncology.Filled with practical information for immediate clinicalapplicationCovers topics such as patient safety, error prevention, qualityimprovement, errors disclosure and apology, and the impact oferrors on patients and doctors Each chapter contains special 'take home' pointsthat highlight issues of particular clinical relevance andapplicationPrepared by an expert, multidisciplinary, international team ofphysicians,

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgment; Chapter 1 Introduction to oncology and medical errors; Part I Medical errors and oncology: background and context; Chapter 2 Recognizing and facing medical errors: the perspective of a physician who is also the patient; Chapter 3 Psychological and existential consequences of medical error for oncology professionals; Chapter 4 To sue or not to sue: restoring trust in patient-doctor-family relationships; Part II Improving patient safety in clinical oncology practice

Chapter 5 Prevention of errors and patient safety: oncology nurses' perspectivesChapter 6 Prevention of errors and patient safety from the oncologist's perspective; Chapter 7 Disclosing harmful medical errors; Chapter 8 Do cross-cultural differences influence the occurrence and disclosure of medical errors in oncology?; Part III Cancer patients, oncology professionals, and institutions against medical errors; Chapter 9 Prevention of errors and patient safety: institutional perspectives

Chapter 10 Professional and ethical responsibilities in adverse events and medical errors: discussions when things go wrongChapter 11 Medical error and patient advocacy; Chapter 12 Conclusion: the ""given"" and ""therefores"" of clinical oncology and medical errors; Index; EULA

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-74927-8

1-118-74905-7

OCLC:

887606496