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Saving Lives In Slow Motion · March 19 · 16 min

Arrogance In Medicine - healthcare’s fine line and its costs

Most people will have come across arrogance in the workplace but medicine is not an arena that it should have a place, or should it? In this episode I look at the impact on patients, the public and the workforce. Links: Diagnostic errors and overconfidence: https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(08)00040-5/pdf Curiosity as a cure for arrogance: https://bjgplife.com/clinical-curiosity-an-antidote-to-medical-arrogance/ Women and sexual assault in surgery: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66775015 Missed heart attacks: https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/heart-attacks-in-women Medical errors: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10896093/ Models for feedback: https://www.ausmed.co.uk/learn/articles/giving-feedback Data on NHS complaints: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/data-on-written-complaints-in-the-nhs Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Most people will have come across arrogance in the workplace but medicine is not an arena that it should have a place, or should it?


In this episode I look at the impact on patients, the public and the workforce.



Links: 


Diagnostic errors and overconfidence: https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(08)00040-5/pdf


Curiosity as a cure for arrogance: https://bjgplife.com/clinical-curiosity-an-antidote-to-medical-arrogance/


Women and sexual assault in surgery: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66775015


Missed heart attacks: https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/heart-attacks-in-women


Medical errors: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10896093/


Models for feedback: https://www.ausmed.co.uk/learn/articles/giving-feedback


Data on NHS complaints: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/data-on-written-complaints-in-the-nhs

Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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