Table 3.

Patient Safety Session Content and Instructional Methods

Activity	Instructional Method
Welcome and Introduction
Ball Toss Activity	Small group activity
Patient Safety: The Reality Why it's important What it means How we're doing Scenario illustrating errors that occur during the care of a pregnant woman	Large group interactive lecture and video
Patient Safety activity 1: Review of video scenario	Small group discussion with faculty facilitators
Patient Safety: Error Causation and Contributing Factors Dangers inherent in health care Factors contributing to errors Organizational systems and processes Complicated technology The clinical environment Complex human behavior	Large group interactive lecture
Swiss cheese error model (Slices of swiss cheese are successive layers of defense, with holes being opportunities for a process to fail)
Introduction to case scenarios
Patient Safety activity 2: Review of multiple case scenarios, including contributing factors and prevention strategies	Small group discussion with faculty facilitators
Patient Safety: A Team Sport Characteristics of High Performing Teams Team Strategies to Prevent Errors Leadership Communication Practice Together Create Situational Awareness	Large group interactive lecture
Closing, Evaluation, and Lunch