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  • Title: The role of communication in paediatric drug safety.
    Author: Stebbing C, Wong IC, Kaushal R, Jaffe A.
    Journal: Arch Dis Child; 2007 May; 92(5):440-5. PubMed ID: 17449527.
    Abstract:
    Medication errors cause substantial harm to patients, and considerable cost to healthcare systems. Evidence suggests that communication plays a crucial role in the generation, management and prevention of such incidents. This review identifies how paediatric medication errors can be managed, and in particular focuses on the pathway of steps that can operationalise the current research findings. Furthermore, the current data suggesting how communication can help to prevent errors occurring in the first place is examined. From this data, it is apparent that there are three domains in which communication could play an important preventative role: first, patient doctor communication, and second interprofessional communication and finally researcher/professional dialogue. This review is an attempt to identify the importance of communication in paediatric mediation safety and to allow practical application of these findings.
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