Background Key research priorities for surgical simulation have been identified in recent
years. The aim of this study was to establish the progress that has been made within each …

Background Hospital workplace culture may have an impact on surgical outcomes; however,
this association has not been established. We designed a study to evaluate the association …

Public reporting of outcome data is increasingly being used at the institutional and clinician
levels and has become mandatory in some parts of the United States and the United …

In the face of health system change, there is growing concern about the wellbeing of care
providers and their ability to meet the needs of patients. Some scholars have called for …

Abstract Background Context Most literature on complications in spine surgery has been
retrospective or based on national databases with few variables. The Spine AdVerse Events …

Objective Drawing on a sample of hospital physicians, we attempted to determine
prospective associations between three job demands, work-related strain and perceived …

Background Poor communication is a known contributor to disasters in aviation and
medicine. Crew members are trained to raise concerns about superiors' plans, yet literature …

Teamwork is essential for addressing many of the challenges that arise in the coordination
and delivery of cancer care, especially for the problems that are presented by patients who …

Satellite Communication technology offers the unique capability of simultaneously reaching
out to very large numbers spread over large distances even in the most remote corners of …

Safety challenges related to the use of medical equipment were investigated during the
training of nurse anaesthetists in Haiti, using a systems approach to Human Factors and …