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Topics 

• Cultural Competency  
• Health Disparities  
• Health Literacy   
• Medication Reconciliation  

Tools 

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Put Prevention Into Practice (PPIP)     
• AHRQ Electronic Preventive Services Selector  
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Smoking Cessation Toolkit      
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Emergency Preparedness for Children With Special Health Care Needs 
• AMA Healthier Life Steps® Program     
• Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Surveys standardized surveys of patients' experiences in ambulatory and  facility-level settings  
• Electronic Health Record (EHR) Safety Event Reporting System
  As the number of EHR system providers increases and as these systems integrate with other systems to import and exchange data, it is important to track and understand issues of concern as they develop. This will,   in-turn, allow for improvement in EHRs, in patient safety, and may result in liability reduction. 
• Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Calculators 
• FDA-Approved Drug Alerts
  In the past, paper-based versions of these time-sensitive warnings were sent to you via U.S. mail, typically arriving weeks later. Now, you can avoid delay and receive this alert electronically. If you have not yet registered to receive electronic PDR® Drug Alerts, please do so at www.tma.pdr.net. The PDR® Drug Alerts service is free to Texas Medical Association members and fulfills the new FDA guidance promoting electronic delivery of drug warnings. It is supported by medical societies like TMA and medical liability carriers because it eliminates delay and reduces your professional liability. If you have any questions, please contact the Drug Alert network at (888) 227-6469 or PDRnet@pdr.net.  
• FDA Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers 
• MedQIC Advanced Tools Search 
• National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit 
• Partnering for Patient Empowerment through Community Awareness (PPECA) 
• Patient Safety Tools for Physicians Practices 
• Preventing Chronic Kidney Disease 
• The Vaccine Advisory (Texas DSHS)
  The goal of the Vaccine Advisory is to disseminate, in a timely manner, practical information related to vaccines, vaccine-preventable diseases, and the vaccine programs managed by the Immunization Branch.The Immunization Branch welcomes readers’ input to improve the contents of this document.        

Links 

• AHRQ Healthcare 411 
• CDC Recommendations on the use of Pentacel® vaccine (ACIP) 
• FDA Drug Recall List: The drug recalls on the list are generally Class I. A record of all recalls (Class I, II, and III) can be found in the FDA Enforcement Report. 
• FDA Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers. In accordance with Section 915 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA), this website contains links to postmarket drug safety information to improve transparency and communication to patients and healthcare providers. 
• Patient Safety Exchange 
• Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) 
• Patient Safety Network Glossary 
• Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 

Articles  

• TMA Gets You FDA Alerts Immediately (Action, Jan. 16, 2009) 
• Use the Web to Keep Patients Safe (Action, Feb. 2, 2009) 

Literature 

• Sign up for one or more of TMA's custom e-mail alerts to stay on top of the latest published research in patient safety, cultural competency, health literacy, and more.
• Assessing, Diagnosing and Treating Your Outpatient Primary Care Practice (Dartmouth; IHI) 
• Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare -- Free online journal
• Proceedings Mini-Conference on Health Literacy and Health Disparities -- 2005 White House Conference on Aging

  Texas Research 

• The University of Texas Center of Excellence for Patient Safety Research and Practice 

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