Understanding the disruption-driven clinical environment to enable improvement in patient safety

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Medical staff work in busy, often disruptive environments. There is growing evidence that disruptions compromise patient safety, although this process is not well understood. This project aims to use novel statistical methods to elucidate the complex relationship between disruption and adverse patient outcomes. It will enable informed intervention design and provide the tools to accurately assess the impact of such interventions.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $77,150.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biostatistics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

clinical practice guidelines | patient safety | quality of care | services research | statistics