Avoidable Injuries in 1,211 Patients with Dermatological Diagnoses in Claims to the Swedish National Patient Insurance Company during 2016 to 2020

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  • Korina Tryfonos Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Pelle Gustafson Swedish National Patient Insurance Company, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Filippa Nyberg Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v104.40257

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patient reported injuries, dermatology, patient safety, delayed diagnosis, diagnostic errors

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Author Biographies

Korina Tryfonos, Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

Korina Tryfonos is a specialist in dermatovenereology since 2023. She has contributed as part of her residency training ( "ST-arbete")

Pelle Gustafson, Swedish National Patient Insurance Company, Stockholm, Sweden

Pelle Gustafson is associate professor and Chief medical officer at LÖF, he is an expert in patient safety. He published many articles and  lectured on patient safety nationally, also is a co-editor at Läkartidningen.

Filippa Nyberg, Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

Filippa Nyberg MD PhD associate professor is a specialist in Dermatology and venereology. 

FN has expert knowledge  in patient safety based on  3 years as Chief medical officer at Uppsala University Hospital (Akademiska Sjukhuset)2011-2013, and 4 years 2018-2021 at Karolinska University Hospital. 

Presently Senior Consultant at unit for Gastro Hud Reuma, Karolinska Hospital, chair of National and Regional boards for knowledge-based healthcare in Dermatology and venereology. 

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2024-09-15

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Tryfonos, K., Gustafson, P. ., & Nyberg, F. (2024). Avoidable Injuries in 1,211 Patients with Dermatological Diagnoses in Claims to the Swedish National Patient Insurance Company during 2016 to 2020. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 104, adv40257. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v104.40257

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