Chief Patient Safety Officer, Duke University Health System

Department / Division:
Pediatrics / Hospital and Emergency Medicine

Address:
DUMC 2718
Durham, NC 27710

Office Telephone:
919-668-3749

Fax Telephone:
919-668-0484

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1986

• Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, 1987-1990

Clinical Interests:
Patient safety, clinical quality, pediatric emergency medicine, injury prevention

Research Interests:
Medication Safety
Teamwork
Patient Safety Culture

Representative Publications:
Hunt EA, Heine M, Hohenhaus SM, Luo X, Frush KS. Simulated pediatric trauma team management: assessment of an educational intervention. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2007 Nov;23(11):796-804. (2007) Abstract

Gaca AM, Frush DP, Hohenhaus SM, Luo X, Ancarana A, Pickles A, Frush KS. Enhancing pediatric safety: using simulation to assess radiology resident preparedness for anaphylaxis from intravenous contrast media. Radiology. 2007 Oct;245(1):236-44. (2007) Abstract

Frush KS. Medication errors in pediatric emergency care: developing a national standard? Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Oct;50(4):369-70. (2007) Abstract

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine.  Krug SE, Frush K. Patient Safety in the Pediatric Emergency Care setting. Pediatrics 2007; 120; 1367-1375; DOI:  10.1542/peds.2007-2902; December, 2007. (2007)

Hunt EA, Hohenhaus SM, Luo X, Frush KS. Simulation of pediatric trauma stabilization in 35 North Carolina emergency departments: identification of targets for performance improvement. Pediatrics. 2006 Mar;117(3):641-8. (2006) Abstract

Frush KS, Alton M, Frush DP. Development and implementation of a hospital-based patient safety program. Pediatr Radiol. 2006 Apr;36(4):291-8. (2006) Abstract

Hohenhaus SM, Frush KS. Pediatric patient safety in resuscitation simulations: lessons learned from studying clinician behavior. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005 Jan;21(1):71-5. (2005) Abstract

Frush KS, Luo X, Hutchinson P, Higgins JN. Evaluation of a method to reduce over-the-counter medication dosing error. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004 Jul;158(7):620-4. (2004) Abstract

Frush DP, Soden B, Frush KS, Lowry C. Improved pediatric multidetector body CT using a size-based color-coded format. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2002 Mar;178(3):721-6. (2002) Abstract

Mansfield CJ, Price J, Frush KS, Dallara J. Pediatric emergencies in the office: are family physicians as prepared as pediatricians? J Fam Pract. 2001 Sep;50(9):757-61. (2001) Abstract

Frush, KS, Cinoman, M: "Office Preparedness for Pediatric Emergencies," Provider Manual. Supported by: Maternal & Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Published July 1998. (1998)

Frush, KS, Cinoman, M: "Office Preparednes for Pediatric Emergencies," Instructor Manual. Supported by: Maternal & Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Published July 1998. (1998)

Donnelly, LF, Frush, DP, and Frush, KS: "Aspirated Contrast Material Contributing to Respiratory Arrest in a Pediatric Trauma Patient." AJR 1998; 171:471-473 (1998)

Schafermeyer, RW and Frush, KS: "Emergency Medical Services for North Carolina's Children." NCMJ 1997; 58:293-295 (1997)