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  • 1.  For Your Learning Friday: To Err is Human

    Posted 10-09-2020 09:16:00 AM

    In advance of National Healthcare Quality Week (Oct. 18-24), we raise the topic of the 2019 documentary To Err is Human. The film—which was screened at many of your institutions and is available via several streaming services—examines the outcomes of medical errors and the factors that contribute to them.


    If you or your institution created discussion guides, course materials, or other learning resources around this film and/or the topic of medical errors and patient safety, please share them here by replying to this discussion.



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    Stephanie Weiner
    Director, Digital Strategy & Engagement
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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  • 2.  RE: For Your Learning Friday: To Err is Human

    Posted 10-12-2020 10:17:00 AM
    Thanks Stephanie Weiner for raising up National Healthcare Quality Week! The AAMC indeed did a screening the To Err is Human documentary at the 2019 Integrating Quality Conference and the attendees thoroughly enjoyed it. The film also generated a lot of discussion among medical educators looking for tools to demonstrate the impacts of medical errors and patient safety. It's a terrific educational tool that is just as relevant in 2020. 

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    Jennifer Bretsch
    Program Management Lead, IQ Initiative
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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