Patient Safety Committee

The Patient Safety Committee serves the Academy and the public by monitoring patient safety issues and programs as they relate to orthopaedic surgery, care, and practice. The Patient Safety Committee interacts with governmental and private organizations such as the Joint Commission (TJC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop programs and materials that increase safe practices in orthopaedics.

Position and Information Statements

• Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Bacteremia in Patients with Joint Replacements
• Preventing the Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens
• Recommendations for the Use of Intravenous Prophylactic Antibiotics in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty
• Wrong Site Surgery
• Medical Error/Patient Safety Reporting Systems

Patient Safety Resources

• 2012 Academy Row Slide Set
• Bacterial Decolonization
• MRSA Detection in Trauma Patients
• Preoperative Screening Reduces SSI Rate after TJA
• Screen Before Joint Replacement
• Fall Prevention
• Can In-Hospital Falls Be Prevented
• Preventing Fracture after Recent Fall
• CDC Fall Prevention
• Joint Commission Preventing Falls with Injury

AAOS Resources for Your Patient:

• AAOS Fall Prevention Public Service Announcements

• Hand Hygiene
• Fight Infections: Engage in Hand-to-Hand Combat
• Hand Hygiene
• Hand Hygiene Recommendations
• Promoting a Culture of Safety
• CDC Hand Hygiene
• Joint Commission Hand Hygiene
• Communication
• Communication Matters
• Communication and Orthopaedic Surgery
• Practical Communication Tips
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) TeamSTEPPS
• CDC Communications
• Joint Commission Hand-Off Communications
• Sign Your Site/Universal Protocol
• Patient Safety Curriculum
• Medication Safety Brochure (in PDF format)
• Medication/Supplement/Herbal List (in PDF format)
• Ambulatory Surgery - Preoperative Checklist (in PDF format)
• Ambulatory Surgery - Postoperative Checklist (in PDF format)
• Office-Based Surgery - Preoperative Checklist (in PDF format)
• Office-Based Surgery - Postoperative Checklist (in PDF format)

Comments and Activities

• IDSA 10 x 20 Initiative AAOS Letter of Support
• Patient Safety Member Alerts (Members Only)

Articles

• AAOS Now Publications

Scientific Exhibits (All in PDF format)

• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007

Upcoming Meetings/Events

• 2012
• February 7-11, 2012: AAOS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
• TBD: Patient Safety Spring Committee Meeting, AAOS Rosemont, IL
• TBD: Patient Safety Fall Committee Meeting, AAOS Rosemont, IL

Additional Resources

• Responsible Opioid Prescribing: A Physician's Guide
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Joint Commission
• National Patient Safety Foundation
• World Health Organization

Committee Information

• Charges and Structure
• Member List and Staff Liaison/contact