Reflective patient safety: Learning from everything

Personal Development | Veterinary Nursing | 32 mins

When unexpected events occur our teams can feel emotionally traumatised and may experience a range of symptoms which can impact their wellbeing. It is therefore essential that we consider how we learn from everything that occurs in practice and normalise talking about cases.

In this webinar, we will consider how we can implement hot debriefs immediately after an unexpected event, how to optimise critical incident reporting and how to ensure that cold debriefs such as learning discussions are blame and fear free. We will also discover how to learn from excellence and how to make continuous improvement part of everyday work.

Meet the speakers

Helen Silver-MacMahon

MSc PSCHF, Cert VNECC, DipAVN (surg), Cert SAN, RVN

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Helen qualified as an RVN in 2000 and has worked in both first opinion and referral hospitals. Since qualifying, she has gained certificates in ECC and Small Animal Nutrition and the Advanced Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (surgical).  In 2021, Helen completed a MSc in Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors at the University of Edinburgh and is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Lincoln exploring the non-technical skills that veterinary nurses require when monitoring and maintaining anaesthesia. She is also working towards chartered ergonomist status. Helen is an RCVS Knowledge Champion for her role in the sustained training and use of a surgical safety checklist within the small animal theatre at the former Animal Health Trust. Helen is passionate about developing the veterinary profession's understanding of Human Factors as a powerful aid in improving patient safety, enhancing performance, and supporting the wellbeing of the veterinary team. She enjoys lecturing internationally and has written articles and co-authored several book chapters on both clinical and non-clinical aspects practice. Helen is also collaborating with the University of Aberdeen to research Incivility in veterinary practice.

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