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At the recent Theatre Managers & Educators conference Sharon McNamara conducted a presentation on Wrong Site, Wrong Person and Wrong Procedure Errors. Sharon's presentation was warmly received and a copy of her presentation can be viewed by using the following link. Alternatively if you would prefer to receive this on a DVD please contact Surgico. References From Sharon: 1) McNamara, Sharon A, RN, MS, CNOR: "Preventive Measures for Wrong Site, Wrong Person, and Wrong Procedure Error in the Perioperative Setting" Perioperative Nursing Clinics Patient Safety December 2008 (Vol. 3, No. 4). 2) WWW.CSPSTEAM.org This is the Council on Surgical and Perioperative Safety website and it links to 7 other websites for the 7 member organizations. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants (AASPA) American College of Surgeons (ACS) American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Association of Surgical mTechnologists (AST) |
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