• Jan Kiesewetter, Johanna Gutmann, Sabine Drossard, David Gurrea Salas, Wolfgang Prodinger, Fiona Mc Dermott, Bert Urban, Sven Staender, Heiko Baschnegger, Gordon Hoffmann, Grit Hübsch, Christoph Scholz, Anke Meier, Mirko Wegscheider, Nicolas Hoffmann, Theda Ohlenbusch-Harke, Stephanie Keil, Christian Schirlo, Lisa Kühne-Eversmann, Nicole Heitzmann, Alexandra Busemann, Ansgar Koechel, Tanja Manser, Lena Welbergen, and Isabel Kiesewetter.
• Klinium der Universität München, Institut für Didaktik und Ausbildungsforschung in der Medizin, München, Deutschland.
• GMS J Med Educ. 2016 Jan 1; 33 (1): Doc10.

BackgroundSince the report "To err is human" was published by the Institute of Medicine in the year 2000, topics regarding patient safety and error management are in the focal point of interest of science and politics. Despite international attention, a structured and comprehensive medical education regarding these topics remains to be missing.GoalsThe Learning Objective Catalogue for Patient Safety described below the Committee for Patient Safety and Error Management of the German Association for Medical Education (GMA) has aimed to establish a common foundation for the structured implementation of patient safety curricula at the medical faculties in German-speaking countries.MethodsThe development the Learning Objective Catalogue resulted via the participation of 13 faculties in two committee meetings, two multi-day workshops, and additional judgments of external specialists.ResultsThe Committee of Patient Safety and Error Management of GMA developed the present Learning Objective Catalogue for Patient Safety in Undergraduate Medical Education, structured in three chapters: Basics, Recognize Causes as Foundation for Proactive Behavior, and Approaches for Solutions. The learning objectives within the chapters are organized on three levels with a hierarchical organization of the topics. Overall, the Learning Objective Catalogue consists of 38 learning objectives. All learning objectives are referenced with the National Competency-based Catalogue of Learning Objectives for Undergraduate Medical Education.DiscussionThe Learning Objective Catalogue for Patient Safety in Undergraduate Medical Education is a product that was developed through collaboration of members from 13 medical faculties. In the German-speaking countries, the Learning Objective Catalogue should advance discussion regarding the topics of patient safety and error management and help develop subsequent educational structures. The Learning Objective Catalogue for Patient Safety can serve as a common ground for an intensified, constructive, subject-specific discussion about these topics at the medical faculties, and guide the implementation of hopefully multiple patient safety curricula in undergraduate medical education.

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