Call for Proposals Now Open

SIDM is seeking proposals for grants to carry out 12-month diagnostic quality and safety projects. Grants of up to $50,000 available for QI work directed towards improving diagnosis.

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Develop Expertise in Diagnostic Safety

SIDM’s Fellowship in Diagnostic Excellence will enhance your knowledge and skills in diagnostic quality and safety, match you with experienced mentors, and help you develop and implement your own project.

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Running against the clock

After collapsing while running, Alex James underwent a litany of tests. However, the testing was inconclusive and he was sent home with no further instructions—including not to keep running, even though such instructions appeared in his medical records.

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Showcase Your Work at SIDM2020

SIDM is seeking submissions for high-quality workshops that contribute to and advance the field of diagnostic quality for the 13th International Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference (SIDM2020) October 18-20, 2020 in Minneapolis, MN.

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The lingering lump

Diana Cejas, MD, MPH, was in her first year of medical school when she first noticed the lump in her neck. She was told it was “nothing to worry about” and that antibiotics would take care of it. It would take five years before she finally had answers.

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Join Us for EuroDEM 2020

Call for abstracts and registration are now open for the European Conference on Diagnostic Error (EuroDEM2020). Join us in Padova, Italy, June 16-17, 2020.

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Webinar: Reducing Harm by Getting Patients the Right Diagnosis at the Right Time

Diagnostic errors are the most common, catastrophic and costly of all medical errors—resulting in thousands of patients suffering serious harm every year.

Watch this SIDM-sponsored Modern Healthcare webinar to learn how to understand diagnostic error, when and where misdiagnoses are most likely to take place, how to track areas for improvement in diagnostic quality, and best practices that systems can employ to improve the diagnostic process.

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Patients

Patients and family members have a significant opportunity to contribute to diagnostic accuracy and timeliness by actively participating in the diagnostic process. But often, they don't know the questions to ask, the information to offer, or the steps to take to improve diagnosis.

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Clinical Teams

Every member of the clinical team has a role to play in ensuring that diagnoses are accurate, timely and communicated to the patient. SIDM offers resources for clinical team members to improve cognitive skills and work within their health systems to improve the diagnostic process.

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Medical Educators

Improving diagnosis requires continued investment in medical education, leveraging trainees, practitioners, and educators to address gaps in the system and focus on the teams that contribute to accurate and timely diagnostics. SIDM's resources for medical educators examine clinical reasoning and system factors that underlie diagnostic error, and offer tools and strategies to to bring diagnostic quality and safety into the medical education curriculum.

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Researchers

Whether you're an established researcher or just joining the diagnostic error research community, SIDM offers a variety of resources to help advance research efforts in the field. Explore existing literature, engage with your peers, and join the conversation as we work to foster the growth of the research community.

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Advocacy

Despite the fact that diagnostic error likely accounts for more patient harm than all other medical errors combined, federal investment in research to improve diagnosis amounts to about $7 million per year, or just .02% of the total $35 billion federal health research budget. Learn how you can support efforts to expand funding for research.

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In the News

Michael McGinnis, NAM Senior Scholar and Executive Director of the NAM Leadership Consortium for a Value & Science-Driven Health System, engages PFAC leadership learn how to drive patient engagement in hospitals and health systems to improve diagnostic quality and safety.

PFACs in ACTion

In December of 2019, SIDM and NAM co-hosted a meeting of representatives from more than 20 Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFAC) from across the country. SIDM and NAM engaged PFAC leadership to get their insights on how to drive patient engagement in hospitals and health systems to improve diagnostic quality and safety.

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SIDM2020 Call for Workshops

SIDM is seeking submissions for high-quality workshops that contribute to and advance the field of diagnostic quality for the 13th International Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference (SIDM2020) October 18-20, 2020 in Minneapolis, MN.

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EuroDEM 2020 Call for Abstracts

SIDM invites submissions to the European Conference on Diagnostic Error (EuroDEM 2020). Abstracts must be submitted by 25 March 2020, 17.00 Central European Time.

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Addressing Biases Through a Think Tank

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, member of SIDM's Coalition to Improve Diagnosis, is working to address diagnostic quality and safety. Learn about their Cognitive Bias Think Tank, a multidisciplinary program that encourages clinicians at all levels, as well as family faculty, to think about how and why they come to diagnostic decisions.

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DxQI Seed Grant Program

SIDM has established the DxQI Seed Grant Program to engage healthcare organizations in efforts to identify, develop, and test interventions aimed at improving diagnostic quality and reducing harm from diagnostic error.

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