Sleep Deprivation, Health Care Providers, and Patient Safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Sleep Deprivation, Health Care Providers, and Patient Safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Upcoming Meeting/Conference
 
• Published February 2017

Sleep Deprivation, Health Care Providers, and Patient Safety.

National Patient Safety Foundation. February 27, 2017; 1:00–2:00 PM (Eastern).

Lack of sleep and long work hours hinder safety and can contribute to medical error. This webinar will review the evidence examining fatigue as a patient safety hazard. Dr. Christopher P. Landrigan will be the featured speaker.

Conference information

Related Resources

JOURNAL ARTICLE › STUDY

Fatigue in hospital nurses—'Supernurse' culture is a barrier to addressing problems: a qualitative interview study.

Steege LM, Rainbow JG. Int J Nurs Stud. 2017;67:20-28.

JOURNAL ARTICLE › STUDY

Evidence-based guidelines for fatigue risk management in EMS: formulating research questions and selecting outcomes.

Patterson PD, Higgins JS, Lang ES, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2016 Nov 18; [Epub ahead of print].

JOURNAL ARTICLE › REVIEW

Executive leadership and physician well-being: nine organizational strategies to promote engagement and reduce burnout.

Shanafelt TD, Noseworthy JH. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017;92:129-146.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Summary of Proposed Changes to ACGME Common Program Requirements Section VI.

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

JOURNAL ARTICLE › COMMENTARY

Ethical considerations in the development of the flexibility in duty hour requirements for surgical trainees trial.

Minami CA, Odell DD, Bilimoria KY. JAMA Surg. 2017;152:7-8.

View More