PIPSQC is pleased to share the recent publication in BMJ Open, entitled “Performance of seven different paediatric early warning scores to predict critical care admission in febrile children presenting to the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study” – as well as the related twitter thread by @Damian_Roland, available at: 
https://twitter.com/Damian_Roland/status/1390041440969973768 

In addition, PIPSQC is pleased to highlight the recent launch of the ESCALATION System at Perth Children’s Hospital. The ESCALATION Project will develop a best practice approach to the early recognition and response to clinical deterioration in the WA health paediatric setting: 
https://www.escalation.com.au/2021-project-news.html  [...] 
 

PIPSQC is pleased to highlight the following publication in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, entitled "eStablish And Formalize Expert Criteria for Avoidable Resuscitation Review (SAFECARR) Electronic Delphi: Development of a Consensus Framework for Classifying and Reviewing Cardiac Arrests Within the PICU." [...]

PIPSQC is pleased to highlight the RCPCH’s newly launched Paediatrics 2040 microsite and accompanying executive summary report, available at: 
https://paediatrics2040.rcpch.ac.uk/
 
In addition, PIPSQC is pleased to share the recent Children's Healthcare Canada podcast, “Epidode 4: Learning Systems in Child Health: Connecting ‘What We Do’ with ‘What We Know’.” [...]

PIPSQC is pleased to share the new article in BMC Emergency Medicine, entitled "Why do healthcare professionals fail to escalate as per the early warning system (EWS) protocol? A qualitative evidence synthesis of the barriers and facilitators of escalation." [...]

PIPSQC is pleased to share the WHO has published the third draft of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030. The WHO Patient Safety Flagship is welcoming any final comments on the third draft, available at:
https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/patient-safety/policy/global-patient-safety-action-plan

Please submit your feedback by 15 February 2021 to Dr. Neelam Dhingra at: dhingran@who.int [...]
 

PIPSQC is pleased to share the new publication in BMJ Open, entitled “Observational cohort study with internal and external validation of a predictive tool for identification of children in need of hospital admission from the emergency department: the Paediatric Admission Guidance in the Emergency Department (PAGE) score” – as well as the accompanying twitter thread on the PAGE score by @Damian_Roland, available at: 
https://twitter.com/Damian_Roland/status/1349710325462016001 [...]

PIPSQC is pleased to highlight this year's HFMA 'Value and Innovation Award' Winner: Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. An electronic early warning system introduced by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust reduced unplanned admissions to critical care, following in-hospital deterioration, by 32% in the first year and reduced costs.

For more information, please visit:
HFMA Awards 2020 - "Early Warning Success" (Page 6) [...]

PIPSQC is pleased to highlight the work of the Pediatric Resuscitation Quality Collaborative (pediRES-Q) and their Resuscitation QI Bundle.

Because of the high mortality of cardiac arrest, a number of the clinical teams at various hospitals have created and implemented a resuscitation quality improvement (QI) program based on evidence-based guidelines. The QI Bundle is comprised of 6 Components: [...]
 

PIPSQC is pleased to share the new publication in Journal of Hospital Medicine, entitled "Comparing Two Proximal Measures of Unrecognized Clinical Deterioration in Children." [...] 

PIPSQC is pleased to share the new article in Archives of Disease in Childhood, entitled "Cause-specific child and adolescent mortality in the UK and EU15+ countries."

In addition, PIPSQC is pleased to highlight the new article in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, entitled "Feasibility of Family-Assisted Severity of Illness Monitoring for Hospitalized Children in Low-Income Settings." [...]