In October 2022, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Emergency Nurses Association agreed on recommendations to promote pediatric patient safety in the Emergency Department / ER. Topics include leadership, patient safety culture, communication and handoff failures, errors in diagnosis, staff burnout and managerial factors such as reporting near-misses and close calls. “Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting” was published in the AAP Journal Pediatrics, Nov. 2022. Free full text.