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The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a series of five one-day workshops to examine the current scientific landscape and research opportunities for improving diagnosis within the U.S. health care system. Each workshop will focus on a different priority category of disease associated with a disproportionate share of diagnostic error and patient harm. The workshops will focus on infections (particularly hospital-related infections), acute cardiovascular events, selected cancers, diagnostic lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and diagnosis for older adults.
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Advancing Diagnostic Excellence for Maternal Health Care: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
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·2023
Pregnant persons are uniquely vulnerable to diagnostic errors, with people of color and other disadvantaged minority populations facing the greatest risk. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Health Care Services hosted a hybrid public workshop in July 2023 to explo...
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