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
(new AAOS CPG) - 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
AAOS Resources for Your Patient:
- 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
Articles
Scientific Exhibits (All in PDF format)
Upcoming Meetings/Events
- 2013
- March 19-23, 2013: AAOS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
- TBD: Patient Safety Spring 2013 Committee Meeting, AAOS Rosemont, IL
- TBD: Patient Safety Fall 2013 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
Quality Tools
Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)
Surveys
Facts and Figures
- Musculoskeletal Diseases/Disorders
- Orthopaedic Practice in the U.S
- Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States
- Musculoskeletal Procedures: Rates Per Year
Library
Unified Agenda
Awards & Opportunities
Research Council & Committees
- Council on Research and Quality
- Appropriate Use Criteria
- Biological Implants
- Biomedical Engineering
- Evidence Based Practice
- Guidelines Oversight
- Patient Safety
- Research Development
Regulatory Activities
Quality Initiatives
