The goal of the Center is to build partnerships to improve diagnosis and diagnostic safety, with a focus on identifying and preventing errors (Safety I) and finding solutions to build resilience for safer care (Safety 2).  Our research is "patient-partnered," meaning that we are working with patients every step of the way, from co-developing research questions to co-designing solutions to the problems that are most important to them. Patient voices are included in everything we do.

 

    With help from our patient co-investigator, Patient Advisory Committee, and potentially patients like yourself, the Center will co-develop solutions for diagnostic safety improvement in four areas:

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Using information reported by patients to identify and learn from diagnostic safety events when they happen. 

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Developing a patient-centered taxonomy to classify and describe diagnostic safety issues from the patient perspective, paying special attention to the needs of marginalized patients.

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Creating resources and strategies to improve how patients and providers communicate about diagnosis. 

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Crafting policies and guidelines around how to equitably engage patients in efforts to improve diagnostic safety.