**Librarians and Libraries in Patient Safety: A Bibliography**

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Ross J. Health literacy and its influence on patient safety. *J
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Sherwill-Navarro P, Roth KL. Magnet hospitals/Magnet libraries -- the
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Zipperer L, Sykes J. Role of librarians in patient safety: gaps and
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<http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=521523&blobtype=pdf>

Additional Reading:

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/18504>

Search pubmed.gov: "medical librarian" OR "medical librarians"

Blogs for Hospital Librarians: <http://mla-hls.wikispaces.com/Blogs>

> Weblogs - Medical Librarianship:
> <http://liswiki.org/wiki/Medlib_Blogs>

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**Patient Safety: Librarian as Advocate**

**Presentation Bibliography**

http://nnlm.gov/training/patientsafety/advocacy.html

Frankel A, Grillo SP, Baker EG, et al. Patient Safety Leadership
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<http://www.coesafety.bwh.harvard.edu/resourcesPages/Publications_Selected.htm>

Frankel A, Haraden C. Shuttling toward a safety culture. Healthcare can
learn from probe panel\'s findings on the Columbia disaster. *Mod
Healthc*. 2004(Jan 5);34(1):21.

Furman C, Caplan R. Applying the Toyota Production System: using a
patient safety alert system to reduce error. *Jt Comm J Qual Patient
Saf.* 2007 Jul;33(7):376-386.

Gibson, Rosemary. Role of the patient in improving patient
safety.*WebM&M.* 2007(Mar): Perspectives on Safety.
<http://webmm.ahrq.gov/perspective.aspx?perspectiveID=38>

Hippocrates. *Of the Epidemics*, Bk. I:Sect. XI.c. 400 BC. In:
*Hippocrates: with an English translation by W. H. S. Jones*. Loeb
Classical Library, Vol 1. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press;
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James C. Manufacturing\'s prescription for improving healthcare quality.
*Hosp Top.* 2005 Winter;83(1):2-8.

Kao LS, Thomas EJ. Navigating towards improved surgical safety using
aviation-based strategies. *J Surg Res*. 2007 May 1 (e-pub)

Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS. *To err is human: building a safer
health system*. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2000.
<http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9728.html>

Levis RJ. Traditional Errors in Surgery. Presidential Address to the
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1888 (Jun 23);10(25):790-791.

Munch, D. Patients and families can offer key insights in root cause
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<http://www.npsf.org/download/Focus2004Vol7No4.pdf>

*Role of the patient advocate: a consumer fact sheet*. McLean, VA: NPSF;
2003. <http://www.npsf.org/download/PatientAdvocate.pdf>

Spencer FC. Human error in hospitals and industrial accidents: current
concepts. *J Am Coll Surg.* 2000 Oct;191(4):410-418.

Wachter R. In conversation with Lucian Leape, MD. *WebM&M*. 2006(Aug):
Perspectives on Safety.
<http://webmm.ahrq.gov/perspective.aspx?perspectiveID=28>

Webster CS. Nuclear power industry as an alternative analogy for safety
in anaesthesia and a novel approach for the conceptualisation of safety
goals. *Anaesthesia* 2005 Nov;60(11):1115-22.

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