Research Presentations

Pediatric Care in Ambulatory Settings -- Presenter: Julie J. Mohr, MSPH, PhD, University of Chicago; Co-Author: Carole Lannon, MD, MPH

Patient Safety Event Reports from Family Physicians, Staff and Patients in Family Practice Offices: A Pilot Study -- Presenter: John M. Hickner, MD, MS, American Academy of Family Physicians; Co-Authors: Bob Phillips, MD, MSPH, Deborah Graham, MSPH, Jennifer Kappus, Susan Dovey, PhD, James Galliher, PhD, Nancy Elder, MD

Understanding Medical Errors in Primary Care -- Presenters: Anton J. Kuzel, MHPE and Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH, Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Family Practice

"I never thought it would happen to me." How Experiencing Medical Error has Changed Patients Interactions in Primary Healthcare -- Presenter: Nancy C. Elder, MD, University of Cincinnati; Co-Authors: Jeff Jacobson, PhD, Therese Zink, MD, Lora Hasse, PhD, and Morgan Sill, BA

DEER (Diagnostic Error Evaluation Research) Study -- Presenter: Martin L. Kabongo, M.D., Ph.D., San Diego Unified Research in Family Medicine (Surf*Net), La Jolla, California Institution: San Diego Unified Research in Family Medicine (Surf*Net), La Jolla, California

Improving the Quality of Abnormal Test Result Follow-up in the Ambulatory Setting: Implementation of an Electronic Results Manager at Partners Healthcare -- Presenter: Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH, Brigham and Womens Hospital/Partners Information Systems

Identification and Prevalence of Serious Drug-Drug Interactions in the Ambulatory Care Setting (Part 1) -- Presenter: Jacob Abarca, Pharm D., University of Arizona; Co-Authors: Daniel C. Malone, PhD, Edward P. Armstrong, PharmD, Amy J. Grizzle, PharmD, Richard B. Lipton, MD, Philip D. Hansten, PharmD, Babette Edgar, PharmD, MBA /

Prevalence of Clinically Important Drug-Drug Interactions in the Ambulatory Setting and the Impact of a Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety: Evidence from a Large Nationwide Pharmaceutical Claims Database -- Presenter: David S. Hutchins, MBA, MHSA, AdvancePCS

Novel Use of Hazard Ratings from Safety Engineering to Target Error Reductions in Primary Care -- Presenter: Gurdev Singh, PhD, SUNY Buffalo Department of Family Medicine

Minimizing Errors, Maximizing Outcomes (MEMO) -- Presenter: Mary Beth Plane, PhD, UW Department of Family Medicine

Drug-Related Hospital Admissions of Family Medicine Patients: The High Cost of Non-Adherence -- Presenter: Tom Lynch, PharmD, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy

Medication Errors and Potential Adverse Drug Events Among Outpatients -- Presenter: Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH, Brigham and Womens Hospital; Co-Authors: Saul N. Weingart, MD, PhD, Lucian L. Leape, MD, Andrew C. Seger, RPh, Elisabeth Burdick, MS, David W. Bates, MSc

Interventions to Improve Medication Safety in Primary Care Practice -- Presenter: Kimberly A. Galt, PharmD, Creighton University; Co-Authors: Eugene C. Rich, MD, Wendy Taylor, BBL, Ann Rule, PharmD, J.D. Bramble, PhD, Wayne Young, PharmD, Bruce Houghton, MD, Bartholemew Clark, PhD, Mark Siracuse, PhD, Ron Markert, PhD, Curt Barr, PharmD

Identifying and Resolving Drug-Related Issues through the Iowa Medicaid Case Management Program -- Presenter: William R. Doucette, PhD; Co-Authors: Randal P. McDonough, PharmD, Barry Carter, PharmD, Elizabeth A. Chrischilles, PhD, and Donald Klepser, MBA

Straight From the User: Error Reporting System Guidelines -- Presenter: Kamisha Hamilton Escoto, MSIE; Co-Authors: Ben-Tzion Karsh, PhD, John Beasley, MD

Use of an Electronic Adverse Event Reporting System in the Ambulatory Clinic Setting -- Presenters: Kathryn J. Nelson, MHA, and Karen R. Cox, RN, PhD, University of Missouri Health Care

Data Management System for Applied Strategies for Improving Patient Safety -- Presenter: Wilson D. Pace, MD, University of Colorado

Developing a Patient Safety Taxonomy for Ambulatory Primary Care Settings -- Presenter: Deborah Graham, MSPH, for Susan Dovey, PhD; Co-Authors: Bob Phillips, MD, MSPH, Larry Green, MD, John Hickner, MD, MS