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A Proposal For Developing Academic Partnerships Between American Clinical Institutions And Ngos, Anik Patel, Nahreen Ahmed, Alfredo Mena Lora, Riley Jones
A Proposal For Developing Academic Partnerships Between American Clinical Institutions And Ngos, Anik Patel, Nahreen Ahmed, Alfredo Mena Lora, Riley Jones
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"Humanitarian and health-focused non-governmental organizations, such as MedGlobal, and American clinical institutions can mutually benefit from the formation of academic partnerships. MedGlobal has a longitudinal presence in ongoing humanitarian disasters that can provide rich clinical experiences for academic institutions looking to provide more diverse and equity-driven training for its residents and fellows. American institutions can provide resources, personnel with special skills and knowledge, as well as research assistance to MedGlobal and its partner sites as it continues to promote evidence-based clinical care for refugees. We propose an innovative model that addresses 3 areas of opportunities: education, research/QI, and clinical care. …
Assessing The Effects Of Social Determinants On Serious Safety Events, Lisa L. Schroeder, Jessi Van Roekel, John Cowden
Assessing The Effects Of Social Determinants On Serious Safety Events, Lisa L. Schroeder, Jessi Van Roekel, John Cowden
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Background: We have long known that various social determinants of health (SDH) such as race, gender, socioeconomic status and others can affect health outcomes, such as readmission rates and mortality. To our knowledge, the impact of SDH on safety events has not been studied.
Objective: We sought to understand the role that social determinants may play in contributing to safety events at our institution and to incorporate this information into the creation of corrective action items following the serious safety event.
Design/Methods: The Clinical Safety team partnered with the Office of Equity and Diversity to develop a standard question regarding …