Institute for Patient Safety

We are pleased to announce that our doctoral student Ms. Vera Hentgen has successfully defended her Dr. med. Her thesis "Patient Safety in Dentistry" can be found on the website of the University Library Bonn. Congratulations on this great achievement!

On May 4, Prof. Weigl will participate in the 131st Congress of the German Society of Internal Medicine in Wiesbaden, with a presentation “What does physician health have to do with patient safety? Four attempts at an answer” ("Was hat ärztliche Gesundheit mit Patientensicherheit zu tun? Vier Versuche einer Antwor").

On March 27 the IfPS is participating in the second nationwide network meeting of Quality and Risk Management teams at university hospitals, taking place at the University Hospital Münster. Prof. Dr. Matthias Weigl will deliver a presentation discussing the current challenges in quality and risk management at German university hospitals.

On March 26-28, the IfPS will participate in the EbM Congress in Freiburg. Larissa Brust and Yannick Blum will present three contributions from two projects, PEPS-II and a systematic review on patient safety in oncological care transitions.

On March 13th and 14th, the annual meeting of the Society for Quality Management in Healthcare (GQMG) took place in Hamburg. Dr. Nikoloz Gambashidze participated in the workshop on analyzing patient documentation and presented "Trigger Tools for Monitoring and Improving Patient Safety: Basics, Variants, Applications," highlighting the ObsTT project of the Institute for Patient Safety.

We are pleased to announce the publication of the new textbook ‘’Versorgungsforschung - Theorien, Methoden, Praxis‘’. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the most important approaches, methods and areas of application of health services research. Prof Dr Matthias Weigl and Katharina Wenderott have written the chapter on the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare research. The section highlights current developments and challenges in the use of AI in healthcare and provides exciting insights into a pioneering field of research. Weigl, M., & Wenderott, K. (2024). Versorgungsforschung zum Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz in der Gesundheitsversorgung. In Pfaff et al. (Hrsg.) Versorgungsforschung: Theorien–Methoden–Praxis (pp. 583-594). Springer: Wiesbaden.

A new publication in the Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. Koch A, Brust L, Weigl M. Barriers and Facilitators of Patient Engagement Activities to Improve Patient Safety in Healthcare Organizations: A Delphi-Based Expert Survey. Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2024 Dec 19;17:3217-3226.

IfPS is participating in the 18th International Meeting on Behavioural Science Applied to Healthcare (BSAH), which is in Stavanger Norway this year on 29th- 30th November 2024. Yannick Blum, Larissa Brust are presenting "Patient engagement to improve patient safety in healthcare facilities: Insights from an expert consensus and in practice study", and Nikoloz Gambashidze is presenting "The moderating role of safety climate on the stressors-burnout relationship: A multimethods investigation within an ICU". In addition, Larissa Brust and Kathrin Adamietz have poster presentations.

A new publication in the Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes. Marsall M, Hornung T, Bäuerle A, Weiss ME, Teufel M, Weigl M. Coping difficulties after inpatient hospital treatment: validity and reliability of the German version of the post-discharge coping difficulty scale. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2024 Nov 5;8(1):125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-024-00806-9.

A new publication in the Safety. Peters, S., Marsall, M., Hasenberg, T., Jahre, L. M., Niedergethmann, M., Teufel, M., & Bäuerle, A. (2024). Acceptance of Digital Discharge Management Interventions Among Patients After Bariatric Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study. Safety, 10(4), 91. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety10040091.

The 18th National Quality Congress Health will take place on November 7 and 8 in Berlin. Matthias Weigl is participating in the Forum 17: Cross-sector networks for patient safety: Where and how do they already work?

A new publication in the NPJ Digital Medicin. Wenderott K, Krups J, Zaruchas F, Weigl M. Effects of artificial intelligence implementation on efficiency in medical imaging-a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. NPJ Digit Med. 2024 Sep 30;7(1):265. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01248-9.

The German Congress for Health Services Research (DKVF) 2024 will take place in Potsdam from 25 to 27 September. IfPS team presents four poster presentations: Katharina Wenderott - „Integration von künstlicher Intelligenz in die klinische Routineversorgung – Qualitative Studie anhand von zwei Praxisbeispielen“. Larissa Brust - „Wirksamkeit des Engagements von Patient auf die Patientensicherheit in Übergängen der onkologischen Versorgung: Eine systematische Übersichtsarbeit“. Jim Krups - „Implementierung von künstlicher Intelligenz in der medizinischen Bildgebung – Schwerpunkte, Schlussfolgerungen, Schwachstellen“. Nikoloz Gambashidze - „Verfügbarkeit und Nutzung von Ereignismeldesystemen (CIRS) in deutschen Krankenhäusern - Analyse von Befragungsdaten aus den Jahren 2010, 2015 und 2022“.

The Interdisciplinary Symposium on Simulation in Medicine (InSiM) will take place in Reutlingen from September 26 to 28, 2024. Matthias Weigl is among the keynote speakers with the contribution “Involving patients for patient safety: impulses for modern simulation training and environments?”

A new publication in the Journal of Public Health. Monaca, C., Weigl, M., Pfaff, H., Hammer, A., Patient involvement in patient safety measures: the impact of demographic and socioeconomic factors – a scoping review. J Public Health (Berl.) (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02340-w

A new publication in the BMC Health Services Research. Raab C, Gambashidze N, Brust L, Weigl M, Koch A. Motivation for patient engagement in patient safety: a multi-perspective, explorative survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Sep 11;24(1):1052. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11495-x. PMID: 39261814; PMCID: PMC11391733.

A new publication in the Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung. Brust, L., Koch, A. & Weigl, M. Safety first? Sicherheitsrelevante Ereignisse aus Patientenperspektive. Präv Gesundheitsf (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11553-024-01147-7.

A new publication in the PLoS One. Brust L, Schmidt-Wolf I, Weigl M. The impact of patient engagement on patient safety in care transitions after cancer treatment: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2024 Aug 27;19(8):e0307831. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307831. PMID: 39190692; PMCID: PMC11349088.

The 17th APS Annual Conference will be held on 29-30.8. in Essen. Matthias Weigl and Elisabeth pilz are presenting “Brief overview of the academic training offers of the IfPS”. Larissa Brust is presenting “Patient involvement to promote patient safety - insights into the PEPS projects”.

A new publication in the Applied Ergonomics. Burtscher MJ, Koch A, Weigl M. Intraoperative teamwork and occupational stress during robot-assisted surgery: An observational study. Appl Ergon. 2024 Aug 14;121:104368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104368. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39146909.

5-9 August the GMA 2024 Annual Conference will take place in Freiburg under the motto “About learning, teaching and testing - the human being”. Elisabeth Pilz is presenting on 08.08. on th subject „Reflections on the Professional Role in the Physicians’ Practice Year - A practice example". On August 9, Katharina Ahring-Averdunk will present “SiGerinn - Safety and interprofessionality in obstetrics, together and from the beginning - An interprofessional teaching project for prospective doctors, midwives and nurses”.

A new publication in the Gesundheitswesen. Ansmann L, Nöst S, Körner M, Auschra C, Bal R, Böddeker M, Bode I, Braithwaite J, Breidenbach C, Coors M, Demirer I, Exworthy M, Harst L, Heuser C, Hoffmann J, Köberlein-Neu J, Krajic K, Maniatopoulos G, Mannion R, Möhler R, Pfaff H, Rieger MA, Rind E, Helge Schnack MA, Anke Wagner MA, Weigl M, Wensing M, Wiig S, Wild E, Wilhelm H, Wirtz M, Götz K. Navigating the Future of Organisational Health Services Research in Germany and beyond: a Position Paper. Gesundheitswesen. 2024 Jul 22. English, German. doi: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2308-7384. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39038484.

A new publication in the European Journal of Emergency Medicine. Weigl M, Lifschitz M, Dodt C. Key factors for sustainable working conditions in emergency departments: an EUSEM-initiated, Europe-wide consensus survey. Eur J Emerg Med. 2024 Jul 19. https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001159. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39012362.

The Institute for Patient Safety organized an international PhD Spring School on technology-supported teamwork training in acute care medicine. The Spring School was part of the EU-funded "Tools4Teams" project, which aims to support PhDs who are investigating how innovative technologies can help to make teamwork and collaboration in patient care and clinical training safer and more effective.

A new publication in the Obesity Surgery. Bäuerle A, Marsall M, Niedergethmann M, von Feilitzsch MF, Frewer AL, Skoda EM, Pouwels S, Hasenberg T, Teufel M. Adherence to Dietary Behavior Recommendations Moderates the Effect Between Time Since Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Percentage Total Weight Loss. Obes Surg. 2024 Jun 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-024-07359-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38890217.

Das Projekt „ArHyPaRE“ bietet eine Fortbildung zum professionellen Handeln an. Sie lernen Techniken wie SpeakUp und  Feedback, sowie Teamwork und Selbstreflexion und wenden dies auf Ihre eigenen Erfahrungen an. Interessiert? Sie können den Flyer herunterladen oder sich für die Teilnahme anmelden.

A new publication in the ZEFQ. Gambashidze N, Marsall M, Schmiedhofer M, Blum K, Roesner H, Strametz R, Weigl M. Development and validation of a short clinical risk management implementation (Short CRiMI) questionnaire. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes. 2024 May 17:S1865-9217(24)00082-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2024.04.003

A new publication in the BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation. Geiger, S., Esser, A.J., Marsall, M. et al. Association between eHealth literacy and health outcomes in German athletes using the GR-eHEALS questionnaire: a validation and outcome study. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 16, 117 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-024-00902-9

A new publication in the BMC Health Services Research. Marsall M, Hornung T, Bäuerle A, Weigl M. Quality of care transition, patient safety incidents, and patients' health status: a structural equation model on the complexity of the discharge process. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 May 3;24(1):576. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11047-3. PMID: 38702719; PMCID: PMC11069201.

The 19th Annual Conference of the German Society for Interdisciplinary Emergency and Acute Medicine (DGINA) under the motto "Professionalism and Passion" takes place on May 2 and 4 in Augsburg. On Friday (3.05, 9:44-10:06) Prof. Weigl is giving the presentation "Multitasking - Are there strategies for more resilience?". Further information and the program can be found on the congress website.

A new publication in the JMIR Formative Research. Marsall M, Dinse H, Schröder J, Skoda EM, Teufel M, Bäuerle A. Assessing Electronic Health Literacy in Individuals With the Post-COVID-19 Condition Using the German Revised eHealth Literacy Scale: Validation Study. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Apr 25;8:e52189. https://doi.org/10.2196/52189

Prof. Dr. Weigl is participating in the 6th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety 2024, currently underway in Santiago, Chile. On April 17th at 10:00 local time, he will join the round table discussion titled 'How do we involve patients in the safety of care?'

The 130th Congress of the German Society of Internal Medicine will take place in Wiesbaden from April 13 to 16. On April 15, Larissa Brust will give a presentation on the topic of patient involvement in the session "Dealing with errors: taboo or learning effect?". Further info and the program are available at the website of the organizers.

A new publication in the Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. Roesner H, Blum K, Gambashidze N, Schmiedhofer M, Weigl M, Strametz R. Determinants influencing implementation of clinical risk management – Qualitative results of a national survey among clinical risk managers in Germany (KHaSiMiR21). Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. 2024;0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/25160435241240831

From March 18 to 20, Germany's largest rehabilitation science congress will take place in Bremen. On March 20, Nikoloz Gambashidze will take part in the discussion forum "Patient safety in rehabilitation: (Not) an issue?" ["Patient*innensicherheit in der Rehabilitation: (K)ein Thema?"].

A new publication in the Bundesgesundheitsblatt. Marsall M, Weigl M, Schmiedhofer M, Blum K, Rösner H, Strametz R, Gambashidze N. Strategien des Entlassmanagements in deutschen Allgemeinkrankenhäusern : Deutschlandweite Befragung von Verantwortlichen des klinischen Risikomanagements [Discharge management strategies in German general hospitals : A nationwide survey of professionals responsible for clinical risk management]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2024 Mar 1. German. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-024-03846-0

In its daily podcast "'ne Dosis Wissen", the results of the joint research project of the IfPS and the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) were discussed. Podcast in German is available at:

A new publication in the Nature Medicine. Marcus HJ, Ramirez PT, Khan DZ, Layard Horsfall H, Hanrahan JG, Williams SC, Beard DJ, Bhat R, Catchpole K, Cook A, Hutchison K, Martin J, Melvin T, Stoyanov D, Rovers M, Raison N, Dasgupta P, Noonan D, Stocken D, Sturt G, Vanhoestenberghe A, Vasey B, McCulloch P; IDEAL Robotics Colloquium. The IDEAL framework for surgical robotics: development, comparative evaluation and long-term monitoring. Nat Med. 2024 Jan;30(1):61-75. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02732-7

A new publication in the Applied Ergonomics. Wenderott K, Krups J, Luetkens JA, Weigl M. Radiologists' perspectives on the workflow integration of an artificial intelligence-based computer-aided detection system: A qualitative study. Appl Ergon. 2024 Feb 1;117:104243. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104243. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38306741.

A new publication in the Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Kaltenegger HC, Marques MD, Becker L, Rohleder N, Nowak D, Wright BJ, Weigl M. Prospective associations of technostress at work, burnout symptoms, hair cortisol, and chronic low-grade inflammation. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Feb 1;117:320-329. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.01.222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38307447.

A new publication in the BMC Health Services Research. Tlili MA, Aouicha W, Gambashidze N, Ben Cheikh A, Sahli J, Weigl M, Mtiraoui A, Chelbi S, Said Laatiri H, Mallouli M. A retrospective analysis of adverse events reported by Tunisian intensive care units' professionals. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jan 16;24(1):77. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10544-9. PMID: 38229159; PMCID: PMC10790372.

A new publication in the European Journal of Radiology. Wenderott, Katharina; Krups, Jim; Luetkens, Julian A.; Gambashidze, Nikoloz; Weigl, Matthias (2023): Prospective effects of an artificial intelligence-based computer-aided detection system for prostate imaging on routine workflow and radiologists' outcomes. In European journal of radiology 170, p. 111252. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.111252.

A new publication in the Monitor Versorgungsforschung. Koch, A., Gambashidze, N., Weigl, M.: „Einbeziehung von Patient:innen zur Förderung von Patientensicherheit in Gesundheitseinrichtungen in Deutschland“, in: „Monitor Versorgungsforschung“ (06/23), S. 74–78. http://doi.org/10.24945/MVF.06.23.1866-0533.2567

A new paper in the ZEFQ. Marsall, M., Hornung, T., Bäuerle, A., Weigl, M. Measuring Transitional Patient Safety: Adaptation and Validation of the German Version of the Care Transitions Measure. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2023.10.002

A new paper in the Frontiers in Psychology. Körner M, Dinius J, Ernstmann N, Heier L, Bergelt C, Hammer A, Pfisterer-Heise S and Kriston L, Effectiveness and feasibility of an interprofessional training program to improve patient safety—A cluster-randomized controlled pilot study. Front. Psychol. 2023. 14:1186303. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1186303

The 22nd European Health Congress in Munich will take place on October 26 and 27. Prof. Weigl will participate in the section "Emergency hospitals after the emergency reform: staging for maximum readiness" (October 27, 11:30-13:00) with the presentation "Consequences of maximum readiness: working conditions & patient safety in emergency hospitals". For more information and the program, visit the congress website.

A new paper in the European Journal of Pediatrics. Weigl, M., Heinrich, M., Rivas, J. et al. Teamwork and mental workload in postsurgical pediatric patient handovers: Prospective effect evaluation of an improvement intervention for OR-PICU patient transitions. Eur J Pediatr (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-023-05241-4

From October 4-6, the 22nd German Congress for Health Services Research will take place in Berlin under the motto "Health-Related Health Services Research - Engine of Evidence-Based Health Policy". Directly on the opening day - on October 4 at 1:15 pm - there will be two contributions from our colleagues in the session "Patient Safety": Nikoloz Gambashidze will present a paper on "Implementation of selected indicators of the WHO Global Action Plan for Patient Safety 2021-2030 in German hospitals" and Amelie Koch will present our current Delphi study on the involvement of patients in promoting patient safety.

The newly founded interdisciplinary Bonn Network for Health Services Research (BNV) is intended to connect, make visible and promote health services research in Bonn. With a kick-off event, the BNV introduces itself and invites you to exciting presentations from the field of health services research. 29.09.2023, 16:00 to 19:00

Dr. Elisabeth Pilz will hold the presentation with title "Physician's professional roles - development of an innovative course for physicians in their practical year". The presentation will be part of the session "Innovative didactic approaches in theory and practice II", on Friday 15.09. from 9:30 to 11:00. More details can be found in the online program. 

15.9.2023 Contribution of IfPS at the central kick-off event for the World Patient Safety Day 2023 in Berlin on patient participation in patient safety. The event can also be followed via livestream. The link can be found on the website on the day of the event: www.tag-der-patientensicherheit.de/

A new paper in the Digital Health. Bäuerle A, Marsall M, Jahre LM, Rammos C, Mallien C, Skoda E-M, Rassaf T, Lortz J, Teufel M. Psychometric properties of the German revised version of the eHealth literacy scale in individuals with cardiac diseases: Validation and test of measurement invariance. DIGITAL HEALTH. 2023;9. doi:10.1177/20552076231194915

A new paper in the Surgical Psychoneuroendocrinology. Becker L, Kaltenegger HC, Nowak D, Weigl M, Rohleder N. Biological stress responses to multitasking and work interruptions: A randomized controlled trial. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2023 Aug 2;156:106358. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106358. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37542740.

A new paper in the Surgical Endoscopy. Koch, A., Quartucci, C., Buchner, A., Schlenker, B., Becker, A., Catchpole, K., Weiglet, M., Associations of flow disruptions with patient, staff, and process outcomes: a prospective observational study of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomies. Surg Endosc (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-023-10162-2

On 30 June / 1 July 2023, the 27th Murnau Accident Conference will take place, which is traditionally hosted by BG Emergency Clinic Murnau and the Southeast Regional Association of the German Social Accident Insurance every two years. Prof. Weigl will participate with the presentation "Burn Out as a Cause of Errors and Poorer Outcome" (30 June 2023, 16:45).

At the IfPS there is a vacancy for a Scientific Associate (full-time, 38.5 hrs/week; part-time also possible): Scientific Associate (PhD./M.Sc. or Post-Doc; parental leave substitute) (m/f/d)   Download the vacancy notice as a PDF

A new paper in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. Kaltenegger, H.C., Becker, L., Rohleder, N. et al. Associations of technostressors at work with burnout symptoms and chronic low-grade inflammation: a cross-sectional analysis in hospital employees. Int Arch Occup Environ Health (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-023-01967-8

At the Institute for Patient Safety (IfPS) of the University Hospital Bonn, the following fulltime position (38.5 hours/week) is open from August 1st at the earliest: Research Associate (PhD student) - Technology-supported teamwork in acute medicine (EU project Tools4Teams)   Download the vacancy notice as a PDF

The new Open Access publication "Integration of Artificial Intelligence Into Sociotechnical Work Systems—Effects of Artificial Intelligence Solutions in Medical Imaging on Clinical Efficiency: Protocol for a Systematic Literature Review".

The new Open Access publication "Integration of Artificial Intelligence Into Sociotechnical Work Systems—Effects of Artificial Intelligence Solutions in Medical Imaging on Clinical Efficiency: Protocol for a Systematic Literature Review".

IfPS launched a new study project "SaFe Fellow in Germany - psychological safety of German medical residents". The study is implemented in colaboration with the online education platform MediLearn (www.medi-learn.de). More in the Projects.

The new Open Access publication "Integration of Artificial Intelligence Into Sociotechnical Work Systems—Effects of Artificial Intelligence Solutions in Medical Imaging on Clinical Efficiency: Protocol for a Systematic Literature Review".

The German Coalition for Patient Safety (APS), in cooperation with the Institute for Patient Safety (IfPS), announces the "Young Researcher Award 2023". The sponsors of the prize are Ecclesia Versicherungsdienst GmbH, Inworks GmbH, MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH, BARMER and the Thieme Group. More about the award at the following link:

The new Open Access publication "Operating room team strategies to reduce flow disruptions in high-risk task episodes: resilience in robot-assisted surgery".

The newly founded interdisciplinary Bonn Network for Health Services Research (BNV) is intended to connect, make visible and promote health services research in Bonn. With a kick-off event, the BNV introduces itself and invites you to exciting presentations from the field of health services research. 29.09.2023, 16:00 to 19:00