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Future Leaders: What Healthcare Needs For Cybersecurity Risks
2016 25 Aug
What, in your view, are the greatest threats facing the healthcare sector in cybersecurity? First, the wrong executives such as Chief Financial Officers are in charge of IT and cybersecurity strategy in half US healthcare organisations. One third have no cybersecurity executive on staff. In too many organisations qualified cybersecurity... Read more
Implementation Challenges of Crew Resource Management
2016 30 May
Crew Resource Management (CRM) human factors awareness training is a useable tool in medicine and may fill a void in medical education curricula. Factors impacting CRM implementation into the clinical environment are identified. Human factors (HF) account for the majority of adverse events in highrisk environments, and human factors awareness... Read more
OECD: Health Worker Number Rises, More Skills Needed
2016 21 Mar
The number of doctors and nurses has reached record levels among the 34 member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to the latest report by the economic group. The report suggests that countries should now reform their training and employment strategies to better respond to people’s changing... Read more
Six Steps to Implement Bedside Ultrasonography in Critical Care
2016 11 Mar
A Roadmap to Rapid Improvements in Patient Safety This article will provide an overview of how to accelerate adoption of bedside ultrasonography, based on experience in a large hospital system. Developing an evidence-based ultrasound training programme and the economic benefits of proven safety practices, such as ultrasound-guided central venous... Read more
3 Leadership Essentials For An Exceptional Service Culture
2016 08 Feb
All organisations talk about service, but for healthcare organisations, service is everything. Fostering an exceptional service culture throughout your healthcare organisation can be a challenge, but it can be done. In my book, Raising the Bar on Service Excellence , I talk about what it takes to get the people within the organisation to this level.... Read more
How to Tackle Workplace Bullying
2016 05 Jan
Strenuous work demands, an atmosphere that places an emphasis on performance, and a rapidly changing environment promote a culture in healthcare that is tolerant of workplace bullying, according to an article in the journal Radiology Management . While physicians can be considered as the primary culprit of bullying, healthcare bullies can be any one... Read more
Back to School: Report Card Feedback Effective for Training Surgeons?
2015 22 Dec
One-on-one feedback and written report cards are effective tools for helping surgery residents do better in preventing dangerous blood clots among hospitalised patients, according to a new Johns Hopkins study published in Annals of Surgery . Researchers explain that the feedback strategy was designed to enhance the use of correct therapy in surgery... Read more
Intraosseous Access Training with Tea and Cake
2015 22 Dec
A hospital in the UK has adopted a novel technique for technical skill training — used initially for difficult airway training — to train anaesthetic and intensive care unit (ICU) staff for intraosseous (IO) access, according to an article published in the journal Resuscitation . The authors say the training approach can be applied to many resuscitation... Read more
Having Med Students in the ER Does Not Slow Care
2015 21 Dec
As part of their training, medical students have become involved in bedside care and this has raised concerns over the possible effect on quality of care. Now, new research from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine shows that the presence of trainees does not slow care in the emergency department (ED). The results indicate a balance between... Read more