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. 2012 Feb;129(2):201-4.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-2966. Epub 2012 Jan 9.

I-pass, a mnemonic to standardize verbal handoffs

Amy J Starmer¹, Nancy D Spector, Rajendu Srivastava, April D Allen, Christopher P Landrigan, Theodore C Sectish; I-PASS Study Group

Collaborators, Affiliations

Collaborators

I-PASS Study Group:
Carol Keohane, Stuart Lipsitz, Jeffrey Rothschild, Javier Gonzalez del Rey, Jennifer O'Toole, Lauren Solan, Megan Aylor, Gregory Blaschke, Cynthia L Ferrell, Benjamin D Hoffman, Amy J Starmer, Windy Stevenson, Tamara Wagner, Zia Bismilla, Maitreya Coffey, Sanjay Mahant, Anne Matlow, Lauren Destino, Jennifer Everhart, Madelyn Kahana, Shilpa J Patel, Jennifer Hepps, Joseph O Lopreiato, Clifton E Yu, James F Bale Jr, Rajendu Srivastava, Adam Stevenson, Kathleen Berchelmann, F Sessions Cole, Christine Hrach, Kyle S Schulz, Michael Turmelle, Andrew White, Sharon Calaman, Bronwyn D Carlson, Matthew B McDonald 3rd, Robert S McGregor, Vahideh Nilforoshan, Nancy D Spector, Glenn Rosenbluth, Daniel C West, Dorene Balmer, Alan Schwartz, Karen M Wilson, April D Allen, Angela Feraco, Christopher P Landrigan, Theodore C Sectish

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239-2998, USA. starmer@ohsu.edu

PMID: 22232313
PMCID: PMC9923540
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2966

I-pass, a mnemonic to standardize verbal handoffs

Amy J Starmer et al. Pediatrics. 2012 Feb.

. 2012 Feb;129(2):201-4.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-2966. Epub 2012 Jan 9.

Authors

Amy J Starmer¹, Nancy D Spector, Rajendu Srivastava, April D Allen, Christopher P Landrigan, Theodore C Sectish; I-PASS Study Group

Collaborators

I-PASS Study Group:
Carol Keohane, Stuart Lipsitz, Jeffrey Rothschild, Javier Gonzalez del Rey, Jennifer O'Toole, Lauren Solan, Megan Aylor, Gregory Blaschke, Cynthia L Ferrell, Benjamin D Hoffman, Amy J Starmer, Windy Stevenson, Tamara Wagner, Zia Bismilla, Maitreya Coffey, Sanjay Mahant, Anne Matlow, Lauren Destino, Jennifer Everhart, Madelyn Kahana, Shilpa J Patel, Jennifer Hepps, Joseph O Lopreiato, Clifton E Yu, James F Bale Jr, Rajendu Srivastava, Adam Stevenson, Kathleen Berchelmann, F Sessions Cole, Christine Hrach, Kyle S Schulz, Michael Turmelle, Andrew White, Sharon Calaman, Bronwyn D Carlson, Matthew B McDonald 3rd, Robert S McGregor, Vahideh Nilforoshan, Nancy D Spector, Glenn Rosenbluth, Daniel C West, Dorene Balmer, Alan Schwartz, Karen M Wilson, April D Allen, Angela Feraco, Christopher P Landrigan, Theodore C Sectish

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239-2998, USA. starmer@ohsu.edu

PMID: 22232313
PMCID: PMC9923540
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2966

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FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The authors have indicated they have no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose.

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FIGURE 1. Elements of the I-PASS mnemonic. — FIGURE 1
Elements of the I-PASS mnemonic.

FIGURE 2. Example of a verbal handoff by using the I-PASS mnemonic. — FIGURE 2
Example of a verbal handoff by using the I-PASS mnemonic.

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