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Post-Partum Skin-To-Skin Care And Infant Safety: Results Of A State-Wide Hospital Survey, Eileen Tyrala, Md, Michael H. Goodstein, Md, Erich Batra, Md, Barbara Kelly, Md, Judy Bannon, Mba, Ted Bell, Ms

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Objectives: Survey current experience with Skin to Skin care (SSC) in Pennsylvania Maternity Centers.

Study Design: The nursing director of each Maternity Center in PA (n = 95) was sent an on-line confidential survey querying SSC practices. Responses were compared by delivery size, location, and nature of affiliation. Statistics analyzed by chi-square and student t-test.

Results: Of these 64/95 MCs (67%) responded. All allowed SSC after vaginal deliveries, 55% after C-section, 73% mother’s room. Monitoring included delivery room nurse (94%) with support from other providers (61%), family members (37%), and electronic monitoring (5%). If SSC occurred in mother’s …

An Inpatient Patient Safety Curriculum For Pediatric Residents., John Szymusiak, Michael D Fox, Catherine Polak, Kwonho Jeong, Doris Rubio, Stephanie Dewar, Andrew Urbach, Alda Maria Gonzaga

Department of Pediatrics Faculty Papers

Introduction: Patient safety is recognized as an important part of pediatric resident education. There is a lack of published safety curricula targeting pediatric residents. A local needs assessment showed that while residents felt safety was an important part of their current and future jobs, they did not feel prepared to apply safety principles to their future careers or participate in a root cause analysis (RCA).

Methods: This curriculum was delivered to senior-level pediatric and multiple-board residents during five monthly, hour-long, multidisciplinary sessions. Sessions covered systems-based thinking, terminology, the second victim phenomenon, RCA, and medication errors, while providing feedback on recent …