The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has implemented a "Second Victims" Work Group that is charged with developing support strategies, including a peer-support program, for healthcare providers that are involved with patient adverse events.
The work group was established after a recent study published in Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej showed healthcare providers involved with negative patient outcomes or events can become "second victims" and have trouble coping with the experience.
For their study, researchers administered a survey to 350 healthcare workers within Johns Hopkins Medicine. The survey results showed "second victims" advocated a need for support strategies, particularly information emotional support and peer support, to help with their coping.
Read the study about "second victims" of patient adverse events.
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The work group was established after a recent study published in Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej showed healthcare providers involved with negative patient outcomes or events can become "second victims" and have trouble coping with the experience.
For their study, researchers administered a survey to 350 healthcare workers within Johns Hopkins Medicine. The survey results showed "second victims" advocated a need for support strategies, particularly information emotional support and peer support, to help with their coping.
Read the study about "second victims" of patient adverse events.
Related Articles on Adverse Events:
6 Essential Components of a "Culture of Safety" in the Operating Room
Ascension Health's Dr. Pryor Identifies Three Steps to Save Lives, Improve Quality
5 Ways to Improve Anesthesia Quality in Surgery Centers
