A Viral Pandemic, Vaccine Safety, and Compensation for Adverse Events

Relationship between Patient Safety Culture and Adverse Events in Hospital: A case study

Abstract Introduction: Patient safety culture is an important factor in reducing hospital's adverse event and improving patient safety. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between patient safety culture and adverse events in hospitals of Hamadan city. Methods: The present study was a descriptive-analytical study which was performed in hospitals of Hamadan in 2018. The stu...

Improving vaccine safety through a better understanding of vaccine adverse events.

TO THE EDITOR—“I am worried that my child will get this serious side effect if she is vaccinated” is a common concern raised by parents of infants and toddlers. Since vaccines are generally very safe, many of these concerns can be assuaged. However, a few vaccinated children will experience serious adverse events. While current vaccines are of major public health benefit, history has taught us ...

Monitoring vaccine safety during an influenza pandemic.

In the event that a vaccine is available during an influenza pandemic, vaccine safety monitoring will occur as part of comprehensive public health surveillance of the vaccination campaign. Though inactivated influenza vaccines have been widely used in the United States and much is known about their safety profile, attention will need to be paid to both common self-limited adverse reactions and ...

hematological adverse events and sustained viral response in children undergoing therapy for chronic hepatitis c infection

Adverse events and safety in nursing care.

OBJECTIVE To identify the scientific publications about adverse events in nursing care in adult hospitalized patients and discuss the main adverse events in nursing care. METHOD Integrative revision with a qualitative approach. The data were collected at LILACS, MEDLINE, BDENF and the library SCIELO and were submitted to thematic analysis. RESULTS Three categories were developed: Adverse ev...