Inflammation (days 1–10) – PMNs, macrophages; epithelialization (1–2 mm/day) Proliferation (5 days–3 weeks) – fibroblasts, collagen deposition, neovascularization, granulation tissue formation; type III collagen replaced with type I Remodeling (3…
Hypothalamus – releases TRH, CRH, GnRH, GHRH, and dopamine into median eminence; passes through neurohypophysis on way to adenohypophysis Dopamine – inhibits prolactin secretion Posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis) • ADH – supraoptic…
Studying errors and adverse events There are a number of methods of studying errors and adverse events, each of which has evolved over time and been adapted to different contexts….
What is a team? A team in a formal sense is a group of individuals with a shared, common goal who, while they each have defined individual tasks, achieve their…
Clinical microsystems A clinical microsystem is a group of clinicians and staff working together with a shared clinical purpose to provide care for a defined population of patients (Mohr, Batalden…
(TOFT, 2001) Following an Internal Enquiry at QMC, Professor Brian Toft was commissioned by the Chief Medical Officer of England to conduct an enquiry into the death and to advise…
The critical role of measurement ‘You cannot manage what you cannot measure’ is a familiar and perhaps rather tired management mantra, but it certainly applies to improving safety and quality….
