Human Factors and Patient Safety during Paediatric Heart Surgery: An Evidence-based Approach to Improve Patient Outcomes

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/630654

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The research project aims to improve outcomes of children undergoing repair of heart birth defects. The novel study is devised to engage health care providers in the re-design of surgical interventions to improve child outcomes. The collaborative approach of engaging health care providers and carers in the design of improvement interventions can help overcome the implementation gap and ensure rapid improvement and enhanced patient safety of children undergoing heart surgery repair.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Adverse Events | Cardiac Surgery | Congenital Heart Disease | Human Error | Human Factors | Paediatrics | Patient Safety | Quality Improvement | Teams

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