Ensuring Quality, Safety, and Accountability in Patient Care: A Barbados Perspective

Event Schedule by Time Zone: 
Pacific: 10 AM to 11 AM | Mountain: 11 AM to 12 PM | Central: 12 PM to 1 PM | Eastern: 1 PM to 2 PM

The session emphasizes the importance of accurate documentation and good record‑keeping in healthcare, highlighting their role in patient safety, legal protection, and quality care. It demonstrates the benefits of adequate documentation, including early recognition of abnormal findings and timely escalation of care. Resident‑centered considerations in long‑term care are explored, along with best practices for documenting and reporting findings appropriately. Drawing on experiences within the Barbadian healthcare setting, the discussion will underscore how accurate assessment and analysis support early risk detection for patients and institutions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Demonstrate the benefits of adequate documenting, and record keeping.
2. Apply resident-centered considerations in long-term care.
3. Recognize the risks associated with current practices for documenting vital signs.

Speaker:

Sandra Beckles-Hackett is the Clinical Risk Manager at the 600-bed Queen Elizabeth Hospital. She is an experienced healthcare professional with over 15 years in medical, surgical, and nephrology nursing, and more than 15 years in analyzing adverse incidents, complaints, and claims. She holds an MSc in Risk Management in Health & Social Care (University of Bangor), a BSc in Management (UWI), and multiple certifications in patient safety, enterprise risk management, and health law. An international consultant, she supports patient safety, clinical risk programs, and improved outcomes.

Member: $39.00
Non-Member: $99.00