This guide has been produced to help health practitioners and patient safety researchers in developing and transitional countries measure and tackle patient harm at the health-care facility level. The five methods described have been piloted in four developing countries from four world regions have shown that they can effectively be utilized even in the absence of good medical record keeping.
Download the Method Selection Aid pdf, 56kb The method selection aid can help identify the most appropriate method to be used based on objectives and on the available resources.
Method Tools
The tools include method protocols for preparing and conducting each type of study, the necessary support forms and materials for training investigators and communicating with health-care facility stakeholders. These materials can be downloaded separately.
