Clinicians’ perceptions of medication errors with opioids in cancer and palliative care services: a priority setting report
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Article Title | Clinicians’ perceptions of medication errors with opioids in cancer and palliative care services: a priority setting report |
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ERA Journal ID | 13803 |
Article Category | Notes or commentaries |
Authors | Heneka, N., Shaw, T., Azzi, C. and Phillips, J. L. |
Journal Title | Supportive Care in Cancer |
Journal Citation | 26 (10), pp. 3315-3318 |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Year | Oct 2018 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Germany |
ISSN | 0941-4355 |
1433-7339 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4231-0 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00520-018-4231-0 |
Abstract | This paper reports the findings of a priority setting process, undertaken with cancer and palliative care clinicians, to better understand the characteristics of medication errors with opioids within their services. Participants representing six public hospitals in one Australian state took part in a series of priority setting workshops and, drawing on actual incidents occurring in their services, sought to identify where in the opioid medication process errors were most frequently occurring. Opioid error types and perceived contributing factors were explored, and strategies to reduce/prevent opioid errors were proposed. The priority setting process provided valuable insights into the types of opioid errors that occur in cancer and palliative care services and the complexity of addressing opioid errors from the clinician’s perspective. The findings from this priority setting process will inform future targeted quality improvement initiatives to support safe opioid medication practices in cancer and palliative care services. |
Keywords | Analgesics; opioid; Cancer care; Medication errors; Palliative care; Patient safety |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420316. Palliative care |
420311. Health systems | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Notre Dame Australia |
University of Sydney | |
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia | |
University of Technology Sydney |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/y5775/clinicians-perceptions-of-medication-errors-with-opioids-in-cancer-and-palliative-care-services-a-priority-setting-report
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