In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its landmark report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System [1], which revealed that a significant number of people die annually from medical errors. The report spurred two decades of action on the part of hospitals and health care professionals to improve patient safety. The IOM, renamed the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), is now addressing the issue of clinician well-being. The Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience (the “action collaborative”) was launched in January 2017 in response to the burgeoning body of evidence that burnout is endemic and affects patient outcomes. The action collaborative has defined “clinician” and “burnout” in Box 1.
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Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub
Sharing Knowledge to Combat Clinician Burnout.
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We established The Rory Staunton Foundation after our son’s death from sepsis in April 2012. Our overriding goal is to ensure that no other child or young adult dies of sepsis resulting from the lack of a speedy diagnosis and immediate medical treatment.
Our Mission
- To reduce the number of sepsis-caused deaths through:
Raising public awareness of sepsis through education and awareness programs to promote faster diagnosis and effective treatment for children and young adults - Improving medical diagnosis of sepsis, particularly pediatric sepsis, through the implementation of rapid treatment protocols and improved communication between parents and medical staff in hospitals and medical clinics
- Supporting those affected by sepsis and providing a platform for their voices to be heard.
Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™
The Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Grand Challenge (HNHN GC), is a social movement designed to transform the health of the nation by supporting nurses to take positive action to improve health.
The HNHN GC will:
- Broadly connect and engage individual nurses and partner organizations to take action within five focus areas: physical activity, sleep, nutrition, quality of life, and safety.
- Provide a web platform to inspire action; cultivate friendly competition; provide content and resources to nurses; gather data; and connect nurses with each other, employers, and organizations.
Diseases Attacking the Immune SYstem – The DAISY Foundation
The DAISY Foundation was formed in November, 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 of complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). The nursing care Patrick received when hospitalized profoundly touched his family. Read more about why they started The DAISY Foundation.
The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses (The DAISY Award) – to honor the super-human work nurses do for patients and families every day. In creating The DAISY Award, there were three elements we wanted to ensure our recognition program included:
- A partnership with healthcare organizations to provide on-going recognition of the clinical skill and especially the compassion nurses demonstrate at the bedside all year long.
- Flexibility so that The DAISY Award may be tailored to each hospital’s unique culture and values.
- A turn-key program with The DAISY Foundation providing most everything you need to implement The DAISY Award.
WELCOA’s Seven Benchmarks – Overview & Introduction Worksite Wellness- FREE Webinar
On Wednesday, July 11, 2018 — 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) is offering a free webinar: Evolving Employee Wellness Programs.
Engaging team members in worksite wellness programs can be difficult. WELCOA is committed to helping you reframe your strategies and give you the tools necessary to build world-class wellness programs
As a central part of WELCOA’s Well Workplace Process evolution, we’re delivering a revamped certification headlining our Seven Benchmarks. We’re putting more clarity around current and future approaches to wellness. Whether you’re a seasoned professional needing a spark or building a wellness program from the ground up—we’ll sharpen your focus for designing and delivering engaging results-oriented wellness initiatives. In this webinar, you will get the first look at WELCOA’s updated Seven Benchmarks and Checklist tool.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about WELCOA’s Seven Benchmarks approach
- Create engaging and meaningful worksite wellness initiatives
- Communicate your organization’s wellness value story
Healthcentric Advisors – No Cost Learning Center
Healthcentric Advisors would like to invite you to visit The Learning Center, our no cost virtual online learning system, with an Introduction to Statistics and Epidemiology in Infection Prevention. Through this interactive and self-paced module, you will learn about statistical and epidemiological methods that are used in infection prevention and control. New courses will also cover interpreting infection prevention measures (e.g., Standardized Infection Ratios (SIR)) and using Microsoft Excel to collect and analyze your own data.
You will develop a deeper understanding of how statistics and epidemiology are used to inform your clinical practice and harness surveillance, data collection, statistical analysis and reporting skills to inform clinical leadership and monitor population health at your facility.
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare
The Schwartz Center leads a movement to bring compassion to every healthcare experience. One of the most powerful ways we advance compassion is by honoring caregivers who provide truly compassionate care–care that is supportive, respectful and kind.
The Joint Commission (TJC)
The Joint Commission (TJC) has a dedicated portal to share informative and useful resources regarding preventing workplace violence in healthcare settings.
- Sentinel Event Alert: Physical and Verbal Violence Against Healthcare Workers
- Sentinel Event Alert: The Essential Role of Leadership in Developing a Safety Culture
- 11 Tenets of a Safety Culture
- The Incident Decision Tree: Guidelines for Action Following Patient Safety Incidents
- Bullying Has no Place in Healthcare
CDC Workplace Health Resource Center (WHRC)
CDC Workplace Health Resource Center is a one-stop shop for workplace health promotion that gives employers resources to create a healthy work environment.
Learn more about all of the CDC’s healthy worker resources here