Journeys with Children and Families
Effective Communication is a Daily Goal
Shining a Light on Workforce Issues
Newly Released Clinical Practice Guidelines Ensure Quality Palliative Care
Quality Corner: Success in Rhode Island
Relying on Providers as Heroes
Ethics of End-of-Life Care in the ICU
Journeys with Children and Families
1. Himelstein BP, Hilden JM, Boldt AM, Weissman D. Pediatric palliative care. New Engl J Med 2004; 350:1752-62.
2. Tervalon M, Murray-Garcia J. Cultural humility versus cultural competence: a critical distinction in defining physician training outcomes in multicultural education. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1998; 9:117-25.
3. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Bioethics and Committee on Hospital Care. Palliative care for children. Pediatrics 2000; 106:351-7.
Effective Communication is a Daily Goal
1. Pronovost P, Berenholtz S, Dorman T, Lipsett P, Simmonds T, Haraden C. Improving communication in the ICU using daily goals. J Crit Care 2003; In Press.
Shining a Light on Workforce Issues
1. CapWiz (SCCM's online advocacy tool)
http://www.capwiz.com/sccm/home
2. SCCM's Public Affairs Web Page
http://www.sccm.org/public_affairs/index.asp
Newly Released Clinical Practice Guidelines Ensure Quality Palliative Care
1. National Consensus Project:
http://www.nationalconsensusproject.org
Quality Corner: Success in Rhode Island
1. Implement a program in your institution:
http://www.sccm.org/tips
2. Other Success Stories:
http://www.sccm.org/professional_resources/quality_corner/success_stories.asp
Relying on Providers as Heroes
1. To err is human: building a safer health system. Kohn L, Corrigan J, Donaldson M, editors. Institute of Medicine Report . 1999. Washington, DC, National Academy Press.
2. Vincent C. Understanding and responding to adverse events. N Engl J Med 2003; 348(11):1051-1056.
3. Reason J. Human Error. Cambidge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
4. Leape L. Making healthcare safe: Are we up to it? J Pediatric Surgery 2004; 39(3):258-266.
5. Bates D, Leape L, Cullen D, Laird N, Petersen L, Teich J et al. Effect of computerized physician order entry and a team intervention on prevention of serious medication errors. JAMA 1998; 280(15):1311-1316.
6. Safreno R, Bergonia C, Aganon M. Human blood and blood components. Web page. 3-10-2004.
Ethics of End-of-Life Care in the ICU
1. Angus DC, Barnato AE, Linde-Zwirble WT, Weissfeld LA, Watson RS, Rickert T, Rubenfeld GD; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ICU End-Of-Life Peer Group. Use of intensive care at the end of life in the United States: an epidemiologic study. Crit Care Med 2004 Mar;32:638-43.
2. Carson SS, Bach. The epidemiology and costs of chronic critical illness. Crit Care Clinics. 2002;18:461-476.
3. Nelson JE, Meier DE, Litke A, Natale DA, Siegel RE, Morrison RS. The symptom burden of chronic critical illness. Crit Care Med 2004.
4. Quill TE. Dying and decision making - evolution of end-of-life options. NEJM 2004;350:2029-2032.