Download or read book Foundations in Patient Safety for Health Professionals written by Kimberly A. Galt and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To Err is Human, said the 1999 landmark report published by the Institute of Medicine. the report that highlighted tragic numbers of injury and harm, the wide reaching nature of this problem, and areas of need to reverse this growing trend was also a call to action. Today, health care professionals recognize the importance of patient safety education across many disciplines. Based on an interprofessional course designed by faculty in bioethics, business, dentistry, law, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and social work, Foundations of Patient Safety for Heal