Patient Safety Video Library Released by Safer Healthcare
Collection of video vignettes helps health care and education professionals teach and reinforce key patient safety topics.
Denver, CO, August 27, 2009 — Safer Healthcare today announced the release of a new product in its patient safety training series. The Patient Safety Video Library is a collection of 80 video vignettes specially designed to be used in team training sessions and educational sessions.
The videos contained in this library gives trainers and educators the tools needed to present patient safety topics and lectures with confidence. The videos contain information, stories and data that put a human face on patient safety. This library will help educators achieve the impact on safety they desire in their educational efforts.
Some of the titles and topics presented in the videos include: Conflict Resolution, Effective Communication, Red Flags in the Clinical Workplace, Culture Change, SBAR, Leadership, Distractions, Normalization of Deviance, Maintaining Situational Awareness, High Reliability, Crew Resource Management, Team Briefings, Team Debriefings, Events vs. Processes, Interpersonal Skills, Adaptive Behavior, NASA Research, Migration of Authority, Hazards and Human Error, Creating Enabling Climates, Task Fixation, Recognizing Mistakes, Human Factors in Care, Error Management, Stress and Fatigue Management, Assertiveness, Transparency, Speaking Up for Patient Safety, Testimonials and Stories, Lessons from the Aviation Industry, plus many more.
Whether organizations are using a formalized team training program such as Crew Resource Management (CRM), TeamSTEPPS™ or another approach, these videos can be integrated into new and existing training programs to enhance workshops and training sessions. The library provides organizations and individuals with tools and resources needed to help improve the quality of care through educating staff about patient safety best practices. These videos are relevant to physicians, nurses, administrative and other personnel involved in health care.
It is vital for trainers and educators to present dynamic and engaging presentations to staff and students in order to ensure that concepts are understood and comprehended.
“These videos have been designed to help educators avoid the ‘death by PowerPoint’ trap,” said David Marshall, President and CEO of Safer Healthcare. “Videos add dynamic content to presentations and help trainers keep the audience engaged.”
The videos have been specifically designed and optimized for playback in PowerPoint™ presentations.
The library comes complete with a robust set of educational resources including the full printed text of each video, usage guides for tracking presentations and video placement, a notebook with sectional tabs and indexes, media discs with over 80 video files, presentation recommendations and best practices. In addition, Safer Healthcare offers technical assistance and support to those purchasing the library.
“We created this video library to give hospitals, universities and other organizations the tools needed to really make an impact on patient safety and deliver the highest quality training programs,” said Marshall.
Special pricing for bulk purchases is available. Licensing is also available for organizations wishing to use the videos within e-learning and educational programs on intranets and web platforms.
For more information about the Patient Safety Video Library contact Shelly DeWit at Safer Healthcare, sdewit@saferhealthcare.com, phone: 303-345-1628. Samples of some of the videos contained in the library are available on-line at SaferHealthcare.com
About Safer Healthcare
Safer Healthcare specializes in the rapid and sustained delivery of training programs, products and consulting services that help health care organizations increase levels of safety, quality and reliability in clinical, financial and operational departments. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Safer Heathcare has trained over 50,000 professionals in Crew Resource Management and has helped hundreds of hospitals globally achieve higher levels of service and quality of patient care. For more information, visit www.SaferHealthcare.com.