Veille documentaire MTPH

Auteur       Sami Abd Elwahab
Auteur       Eva Doherty
Volume       12
Numéro       6
Pages       297-300
Publication       The Surgeon: Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
ISSN       1479-666X
Date       Dec 2014
Résumé       Medical error is a distressing event to the patient and the health care providers. The impact of such events has been well studied on patients but poorly on health professionals. These events are still considered as a taboo in the medical culture and hence missed as great learning opportunities. They have negative impact on doctors’ emotional wellbeing, general quality of life, and their professional practice and conduct. Medical errors and adverse events also affect the quality and cost of the health service. Health service administrations should provide healthcare professionals involved in such events with professional support and counselling services, and should consider and treat them as second victims.