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Based on detailed multi-disciplinary analyses of more than 800
recorded handover interactions, audits of written handover
documentation, interviews and survey responses, the contributing
authors identify features of effective and ineffective clinical
handovers in diverse hospital contexts. The authors then translate
their descriptive findings into practical protocols, communication
strategies and checklists that clinicians, managers and policy
makers can apply to improve the safety and quality of clinical
handovers. All the contributors are affiliated with the
International Research Centre for Communication in Healthcare
(IRCCH), an international multidisciplinary organisation of over 90
healthcare professionals from more than 17 countries committed to
improving improving communication in healthcare systems around the
world. 'The authors have created a new and tightly woven systems
safety net that will, if implemented, significantly reduce the
occurrence of errors resulting from cumulative communication
failures.' -H. Esterbrook Longmaid III, MD, FACR, President of
Medical Staff, Beth Israel Deaconess-Milton Hospital, Milton, MA
USA 'Uncommonly valuable for the rigorous, original communication
research it reports and for the careful translation of the research
findings into practical strategies that actually improve clinical
handovers in the real world of practice.' -Professor Suzanne Kurtz,
Washington State University 'This clear, plain English book is an
outstanding resource for the training of all involved in
healthcare.' -Elizabeth Trickett, (Former) Director of Safety and
Quality, ACT Health, Australia
Defined as red blood cell break down and the release of hemoglobin
and intracellular contents into the plasma, haemolysis can
seriously impact patient care as well as the laboratory's
reputation through its affect on test results. Therefore, the
European Preanalytical Scientific Committee, in collaboration with
the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Working Group on
Patient Safety, have designed a questionnaire to collect data on
prevalence and management of haemolytic specimens referred to the
clinical laboratories for clinical chemistry testing. The new book
will help identify the areas where haemolysis occurs most
frequently, which can, in turn, guide further analysis about why it
is occurring. Once these elements are known, practices and
procedures can be implemented to dramatically reduce haemolysis and
avoid erroneous laboratory results affecting patient care and
increasing laboratory costs.
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