"From Tears to Transparency" Series
 

"The Story of Lewis Blackman"

 This award-winning film produced by Transparent Health®, chronicles the experience of a vibrant, healthy 15-year-old boy who entered the hospital for what was believed to be a low-risk medical procedure. He died several days later as the result of a series of medical errors. This is a full learning program complete with educational materials. Through the thought-provoking insights of a number of leading voices in patient safety education including Lucian Leape MD, Tim McDonald, MD, JD, Bob Galbraith MD, David Mayer, MD, Rosemary Gibson and Lewis’ mom, Helen Haskell, viewers are taken through all aspects of Lewis’ care. This is a full learning program complete with educational materials.

"The Story of Michael Skolnik"
In “The Story of Michael Skolnik,” viewers are compelled to rethink the critical role that shared decision-making and informed consent play in patient safety and transparency. This emotionally engaging program tells the story of Michael Skolnik, an intelligent, compassionate young man who died at age 25 after a three-year ordeal following brain surgery. Michael’s parents, Patty and David Skolnik, are joined by industry luminaries Harlan Krumholz MD, Rick Boothman JD, Peter Angood MD, and Rosemary Gibson to present powerful new ways to elevate the importance of informed consent and shared decision-making for all who are committed to providing true patient-centered care. This is a full learning program complete with educational materials.
  

Combination Set: "The Story of Lewis Blackman" and "The Story of Michael Skolnik"
Set includes the DVD learning programs "The Story of Lewis Blackman" and "The Story of Michael Skolnik." 

"The Story of Lewis Blackman"
PAY-PER-VIEW OPTION 
This award-winning film is now available as an online pay-per-view option. It does not include the CD of educational materials.
  

Patient Safety Video Library

Patient Safety Video Library--ORDER NOW 

This library from Safer Healthcare contains 86 short video vignettes and interviews with caregivers and experts on high reliability, patient safety topics. The videos are optimized for PowerPoint presentations. Use for staff development, educational sessions and training courses.

• SBAR--ORDER NOW
  
  

• 5-Step Assertion Model--ORDER NOW

•  Speak Up for Patient Safety ("See It, Say It, Fix It")--ORDER NOW

•  Team Briefing Checklist--ORDER NOW

•  Team Debriefing Checklist--ORDER NOW

The Empowered Patient - Guide to Hospital Care for Patients and Families

The Empowered Patient - Guide to Hospital Care for Patients and Families, by Dr. Julia A. Hallisy and Helen W. Haskell, is designed to help patients and families prepare for the issues involved in hospital care. The guide is available as a downloadable ebook, or printed and assembled in a binder. Sections 1-4 can also be ordered  individually.

The guide contains detailed but condensed information for patients and their advocates. The chapters correspond to the order in which a patient is likely to encounter each individual topic.

Select a link below to view its order page:

• Complete Guide - Downloadable ebook
  
• Complete Guide - Binder
  
• Section 1 (The Beginning: Documents, Advocates, Informed Consent and Medical Records)
  
• Section 2 (Your Hospital Stay from Diagnosis to Discharge)
  
• Section 3 (Communicating Concerns and Complaints in and out of the Hospital)
  
• Section 4 (The Deteriorating Patient - Signs and Symptoms of Medical Conditions Requiring Prompt Attention)
  

The Empowered Patient (Book)

The Empowered Patient   by Dr. Julia A. Hallisy is a 50,000-word book that enables patients and their loved ones to successfully navigate complex medical delivery systems. The book's goal is to encourage, embolden and enlighten medical consumers and their advocates to proactively participate in their own medical treatment, which the author hopes will lead the health care community into an era of increased safety and accountability.

Ten chapters focus on numerous patients' rights and patient safety issues. Each chapter identifies a different health care issue and provides easily comprehensible and very specific strategies to empower all medical care recipients. A majority of the guidelines in the book were regularly used by the author during her daughter's many hospitalizations over a 10-year period.

All proceeds support the efforts of the coalition.

First, Do No Harm® Series
Based on actual events drawn from medical liability claims files, the First, Do No Harm® DVD series from the Partnership for Patient Safety® is a full learning program complete with educational materials.

Part 1: "A Case Study of Systems Failure"--ORDER NOW
Part 1 (FDNH1) tells the story of Ariana Romanov, a healthy pregnant woman, and the healthcare workers who treat her and her newborn child. Dramatically illustrating how small medical failures build on each other, this powerful program raises awareness about how complex systems fail in even the best hospitals and fosters understanding about a systems approach to ensuring patient safety.

Part 2: "Taking the Lead"--ORDER NOW
Part 2 (FDNH2) is a sequel to FDNH1 that portrays a hospital community’s typical response to a sentinel event and the complications it can raise. It also examines the psychological impact on healthcare workers involved in the adverse event. It is designed to raise awareness and stimulate dialogue about internal organizational barriers to taking a systems approach that can engender positive change.

"Introduction to Patient Safety" Online Courses
These courses in the Introduction to Patient Safety series from Transparent Learning use the innovative Confidence-Based Learning™ method to improve knowledge mastery and retention.

 Foundations of Patient Safety--ORDER NOW
Foundations of Patient Safety conveys timely knowledge on critical Institute of Medicine (IOM) safety/quality reports. Its core curriculum is derived from IOM reports that are considered the bedrock of the modern patient safety movement in the healthcare industry. This course introduces basic concepts related to medical errors, patient safety and quality care outcomes.

 Organizations Guiding Quality and Patient Safety--ORDER NOW 
Organizations Guiding Quality and Patient Safety, the second course in the Introduction to Patient Safety series from Transparent Learning, reveals the mission and programs of four key patient safety and quality improvement organizations: The Joint Commission (TJC), the National Quality Forum (NQF), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). These organizations were specifically chosen because their policies most directly affect how providers are held accountable for patient safety and quality initiatives in the course of caring for their patients. Each organization plays a unique, critical role and has different missions and programs to serve the healthcare community and the public.

 Complete Series: Introduction to Patient Safety--ORDER NOW
Includes two courses in the Introduction to Patient Safety series. See descriptions above.

• Foundations of Patient Safety
•  Organizations Guiding Quality and Patient Safety