Prioritizing medication safety in care of people with cancer: clinicians' views on main problems and solutions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer care is liable to medication errors due to the complex nature of cancer treatment, the common presence of comorbidities and the involvement of a number of clinicians in cancer care. While the frequency of medication errors in cancer care has been reported, little is known about their causal factors and effective prevention strategies. With a unique insight into the main safety issues in cancer treatment, frontline staff can help close this gap. In this study, we aimed to identify medication safety priorities in cancer patient care according to clinicians in North West London using PRIORITIZE, a novel priority-setting approach.

Methods

The project steering group determined the scope, the context and the criteria for prioritization. We then invited North West

SUBMITTER: Car LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5475313 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature