Designing for patient safety seeing beyond the solution

October 16, 2015

Consider the journey of two design solutions aimed at reducing malnutrition and dehydration. Discuss the importance of engaging with the 'right' people to embed system change. Dehydration is both a cause and consequence of harm. 40% of older people are dehydrated on admission to hospital (El-Sharkay et al 2014).

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Tawam Hospital, in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, is a premier 440-bed tertiary care facility located in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. One of the largest hospitals in the United Arab Emirates, Tawam is committed to providing a continuum of quality healthcare which meets the needs and expectations of the UAE; and aims to provide high quality, cost effective medical services delivered in a friendly, safe and caring environment in accordance with the JCIA Standard of Care. With over 19,000 admissions in 2013 and an average 68 per cent daily occupancy rate, Tawam offers services in specialties including oncology, neonatal care, emergency medicine, intensive care, surgery, urology, family medicine, fertility services, neurosurgery, nephrology, pediatrics, pain management, internal medicine and obstetrics & gynecology.

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Tawam Hospital, in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, is a premier 440-bed tertiary care facility located in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. One of the largest hospitals in the United Arab Emirates, Tawam is committed to providing a continuum of quality healthcare which meets the needs and expectations of the UAE; and aims to provide high quality, cost effective medical services delivered in a friendly, safe and caring environment in accordance with the JCIA Standard of Care. With over 19,000 admissions in 2013 and an average 68 per cent daily occupancy rate, Tawam offers services in specialties including oncology, neonatal care, emergency medicine, intensive care, surgery, urology, family medicine, fertility services, neurosurgery, nephrology, pediatrics, pain management, internal medicine and obstetrics & gynecology.

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