This study aims to assess the inclusion of second victims and other patient safety issues in
the curricula of undergraduate medical and nursing degrees in the countries participating in …

Introduction The “second victim” phenomenon refers to the distress and other negative
consequences that physicians experience when they commit medical error. There has been …

Background: The term second victim (SV) describes healthcare professionals who remain
traumatized after being involved in a patient safety incident (PSI). They can experience …

Objective To investigate the experience of medical and graduate learners with second victim
experience (SVE) after medical errors or adverse patient outcomes, including impact on …

Background Safe and effective physician-to-physician patient handoffs are integral to patient
safety. Unfortunately, poor handoffs continue to be a major cause of medical errors …

Background/Aims Learning from excellence is a philosophy and practice designed to
capture positive events in healthcare in order to improve quality and safety, while also …

Purpose This study aimed to examine safety culture among Japanese medical residents
through a comparative analysis of university and community hospitals and an investigation …

Objectives Most emergency medicine (EM) residency programs have orientation curricula to
guide interns through the transition from medical school to residency, although no standard …

Background Making a medical error is a uniquely challenging psychosocial experience for
clinicians. Feelings of personal responsibility, coupled with distress regarding potential or …

It was 5AM on my second night of call covering the hospital. I had just crawled into bed after
signing my notes when the phone in the call room started ringing. I lay still and hoped it …