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Addressing Medical Errors Due to Miscommunication: The I-PASS Program.

National Patient Safety Foundation. January 28, 2015. 1:00–2:00 PM (Eastern).

This conference will explore how miscommunication during handoffs can lead to adverse events, key components of the I-PASS model, and implementation of the tool which reduced preventable adverse events by standardizing communication during handoffs. Dr. Christopher Landrigan is a featured speaker.

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