AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network Examines Clinical Training and Patient Safety for Medical Residents
A patient safety primer on AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network (PSNet) provides background on physician work hours and patient safety. The primer describes 2010 recommendations by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to reduce extended work shifts for first-year physicians and increase oversight by more senior physicians. It also suggests that if duty hours are further reduced, simulation training may be a viable alternative to improve residents’ technical, cognitive, and teamwork skills. Select to access the full patient safety primer, titled “Physician Work Hours and Patient Safety.”
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