Panel: Health technology hazards to watch for in your community this year (Health Journalism 2012)
Speaker: Paul Spearman, M.D., chief research officer, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Panel description: Technology in hospitals is meant to save lives, but too often it causes harm. Learn about the hidden, and not so hidden, technology hazards in the hospitals you cover, including “alarm fatigue’’ among nurses overwhelmed by beeping monitors; radiation exposure from routine scans; infusion pumps that dispense incorrect medication doses; and the challenges faced by doctors trying to modify adult-sized technology for children. Understand how the experts spot potential dangers and what solutions hospitals should be implementing.
