Volume 13(2); 2024

Original Research

Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre

Nicole Hamilton Goldhaber, Shivani Mehta, Christopher A Longhurst, Elizabeth Malachowski, Melissa Jones, Bryan M Clary, Robin L Schaefer, Michael McHale, Lisa P Rhodes, Kristin L Mekeel, J Jeffery Reeves

BMJ Open Qual. 2024; 13(2): e002453. Published online 2024 Apr 8. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002453

PMCID:: PMC11015231

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Journey of medication reconciliation compliance in a lower middle-income country: a retrospective chart review

Samar Fatima, Ainan Arshad, Amara Zafar, Sana Farrukh, Anum Rahim, Saharish Nazar, Hasnain Zafar

BMJ Open Qual. 2024; 13(2): e002527. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002527

PMCID:: PMC10989168

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Quality improvement collaborative approach to COVID-19 pandemic preparedness in long-term care homes: a mixed-methods implementation study

Janice Sorensen, Laura Kadowaki, Lucy Kervin, Clayon Hamilton, Annette Berndt, Simran Dhadda, Abeera Irfan, Emma Leong, Akber Mithani

BMJ Open Qual. 2024; 13(2): e002589. Published online 2024 Apr 8. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002589

PMCID:: PMC11015329

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Using Blood Wisely: lessons learnt in establishing a national implementation programme to reduce inappropriate red blood cell transfusion

Yulia Lin, Wendy Levinson, Doreen Day, Ryan Lett, Tanya Petraszko, Tai Huynh, Andrea M Patey

BMJ Open Qual. 2024; 13(2): e002660. Published online 2024 Apr 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002660

PMCID:: PMC11002408

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Patient and healthcare professional perspectives on the Practical Guide to Implementing PROMs in Gender-Affirming Care (PG-PROM-GAC): analysis of open-ended responses from patients and healthcare professionals

Rakhshan Kamran, Liam Jackman, Anna Laws, Melissa Stepney, Conrad Harrison, Abhilash Jain, Jeremy Rodrigues

BMJ Open Qual. 2024; 13(2): e002721. Published online 2024 Apr 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002721

PMCID:: PMC11002366

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Surgeons’ views of peer comparison and guideline-based feedback on postsurgery opioid prescriptions: a qualitative investigation

Meghan Martinez, Allison Kirkegaard, Kathryn Bouskill, Xiaowei Sherry Yan, Zachary Wagner, Katherine E Watkins

BMJ Open Qual. 2024; 13(2): e002750. Published online 2024 Apr 5. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002750

PMCID:: PMC11002351

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Systematic Review

Enhancing capability for continuous organisational improvement and learning in healthcare organisations: a systematic review of the literature 2013–2022

Ninni Löfqvist

BMJ Open Qual. 2024; 13(2): e002566. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002566

PMCID:: PMC10989174

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Quality Education Report

Using Mixed Reality Simulation to Improve Junior Medical Trainees’ Preparedness to Manage High-Acuity Trauma

Kirsty Clarke, Aws Al-mukhtar, Lina Alim, Amr Nimer, Emma Hatfield, Sanjeeve Sabharwal, Sadie Syed

BMJ Open Qual. 2024; 13(2): e002575. Published online 2024 Apr 8. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002575

PMCID:: PMC11015284

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Quality Improvement Report

Reducing wait times and medical costs for patients: the physiotherapy-led Spine Triage and Rehabilitation (STAR) Clinic

Walter-Soon-Yaw Wong, Cara Min Sun, Hun Yi Koh, Linus Ren Hao Tan, Yilun Huang

BMJ Open Qual. 2024; 13(2): e002670. Published online 2024 Apr 10. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002670

PMCID:: PMC11015258

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