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Objectives: To provide a forum to discuss:
1. how well the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) currently covers issues of patient safety;
2. how well Cochrane's list of prioritised reviews fills the gaps;
3. what is needed to provide comprehensive coverage, including identifying the evidence needs of decision makers; and
4. development of a plan for patient safety in Cochrane including dissemination and knowledge transfer.
Description: Patient safety is an area of high concern to all care facilities, patients and caregivers. The CDSR provides high-quality, relevant, accessible systematic reviews to inform health care, some of them entirely or partially relevant to patient safety. We designed a framework for considering topics within patient safety and mapped Cochrane Reviews to this framework, considering also Cochrane Reviews identified as being of high-priority. We have the support of Anne Lyddiatt, World Health Organization (WHO) Patient Safety Champion, who has facilitated contact with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. Cochrane Review Groups will also be contacted and will be asked to identify potential gaps and priorities relating to patient safety in their area. The workshop will start with a presentation of the work done, to open discussion about present uncertainties and identify ways to move forward with patient safety in Cochrane. The aim is to start the development of a plan that can be taken to the WHO to plan further work in this area.
1. how well the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) currently covers issues of patient safety;
2. how well Cochrane's list of prioritised reviews fills the gaps;
3. what is needed to provide comprehensive coverage, including identifying the evidence needs of decision makers; and
4. development of a plan for patient safety in Cochrane including dissemination and knowledge transfer.
Description: Patient safety is an area of high concern to all care facilities, patients and caregivers. The CDSR provides high-quality, relevant, accessible systematic reviews to inform health care, some of them entirely or partially relevant to patient safety. We designed a framework for considering topics within patient safety and mapped Cochrane Reviews to this framework, considering also Cochrane Reviews identified as being of high-priority. We have the support of Anne Lyddiatt, World Health Organization (WHO) Patient Safety Champion, who has facilitated contact with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. Cochrane Review Groups will also be contacted and will be asked to identify potential gaps and priorities relating to patient safety in their area. The workshop will start with a presentation of the work done, to open discussion about present uncertainties and identify ways to move forward with patient safety in Cochrane. The aim is to start the development of a plan that can be taken to the WHO to plan further work in this area.