{"product_id":"9781772360318","title":"No More Lethal Waits: 10 Steps to Transform Canada's Emergency Departments","description":"\u003ci\u003eNo More Lethal Waits\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise and compelling step-by-step guide to transform emergency departments in Canada and anywhere patients wait unconscionable times for their needs to be met. Dr. Shawn Whatley - who knows whereof he speaks, having led and participated in radical change to a large emergency department - summarizes the steps as:\u003cp\u003e1. Revamp Triage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Close the Waiting Room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Redefine Nurse-to-Patient Ratios.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Use Chairs and Exam Tables, Not Stretchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Change Scheduling to Meet Patient Needs More Efficiently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Give MDs Responsibility for Flow and Hire Patient\u003cbr\u003eNavigators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Use Real-Time Data and Adopt a Full Capacity Protocol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Expect Resistance and Prepare for It.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Build on Solid Leadership Principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Get Political.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...Dr. Shawn Whatley is a revolutionary medical systems thinker.\" \u003cb\u003e-COLIN LESLIE\u003c\/b\u003e, Editor-in-Chief, \u003ci\u003eThe Medical Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A call to administrators and nursing and physician leaders alike...Damn the torpedoes and do the right thing for patients.\" \u003cb\u003e-GRANT INNES\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, Founding Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Emergency Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...will ...return pride and joy back to emergency medicine.\" \u003cb\u003e-MARKO DUIC\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For the courageous, this book promises to spark discussion; it is a must read for everyone involved in emergency care.\" \u003cb\u003e-CHRIS SIMPSON\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, Chair, Wait Time Alliance, 2014-2015 President, Canadian Medical Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...poses, presses, and answers the question: How can we continue to tolerate long and dangerous waits in the emergency department when there are clear solutions which cost little and can save lives?\" \u003cb\u003e-PETER VICCELLIO\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, Clinical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Where's the beef in this book? It's in the sacred cows of emergency medicine that Dr. Whatley kills... A must read for anyone frustrated with a system that presumes people must wait.\" \u003cb\u003e-JON JOHNSEN\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...a very stimulating and awakening message.\" \u003cb\u003e-STEPHEN B. STOKL\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, author of \u003ci\u003eMentally Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BPS Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062891659504,"sku":"9781772360318","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781772360318_p0.jpg?v=1763708311","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781772360318","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}