Publications by authors named "Gwendolyn E C Barker"
Article Synopsis
- Healthcare workers (HCWs) faced increased risk of COVID-19 infection during the pandemic, with limited data on their infection rates and outcomes in the U.S.
- Two testing centers in Seattle were set up for symptomatic employees, revealing that 5.3% of the 3,477 tested employees were positive for COVID-19, with similar rates for frontline and nonfrontline staff.
- Among those who tested positive, follow-up showed that only 6 required hospitalization, highlighting the importance of quick testing access to ensure employee safety and well-being.
A July spike in fatal medication errors: a possible effect of new medical residents.
J Gen Intern Med
August 2010
Background: Each July thousands begin medical residencies and acquire increased responsibility for patient care. Many have suggested that these new medical residents may produce errors and worsen patient outcomes-the so-called "July Effect;" however, we have found no U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Increasingly, medications are consumed outside of clinical settings, with relatively little professional oversight. Despite this trend, previous studies of medication errors have focused on clinical settings.
Methods: We examined all US death certificates from January 1, 1983, to December 31, 2004 (N = 49,586,156), particularly those with fatal medication errors (FMEs) (n = 224,355).