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Asemani O, Javadi Z, Ebrahimi S. Viewpoint of Attending and Medical Residents of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences About Disclosure of a Colleague Medical Error. IJMEHM 2020; 13 :564-577
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1- Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Ethics & Philosophy of Health, Medical School; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Islamic Education and Health Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2- General Physician, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3- Associate Professor, Department of Medical Ethics & Philosophy of Health, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract:   (1710 Views)

Regarding how to make decisions on the revelation of medical errors done by colleagues, investigation of physicians' points of view particularly those in educational settings could help the improvement of circumstances to which we encounter medical errors and thus respecting patient's rights. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted through a researcher-made questionnaire after performing face and content validaty and determination of internal and external reliability. The viewpoint of 40 attending physicians and 112 medical residents from different specialties about their inclination to disclose errors, the results of disclosure, the factors influencing on nondisclosure, and the factors decreasing medical errors were asked. Data were analyzed using SPSS v.21. Mean scores of 15.2±1.3 for attending and 12.56±2.05 for residents regarding the dimension of "inclination to disclose others' medical error"; and mean scores of 7.55±0.677 for attending and 9.09±2.01 for residents in terms of "inclination to NOT disclose" were differed significantly (p<0.001). Participants declared the head of medical department/ward as the best authority for managing and dealing with medical errors as the best approach for disclosure of the errors through attendance of the senior physician accompanied by the physician who has made the error. Urban general physicians, nurses, and first-year residents were reported with the most frequency of the errors. The data can be used for the promotion of the patient's rights and the perspective of the medical team when encountering errors done by a colleague, rightfully, and protectively. Building cultural, legal, and social contexts will be the mission of the educational-medical settings aimed at making possible a scientific and skillful error disclosure.

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Medical Ethics
Received: 2020/08/4 | Accepted: 2021/02/14 | Published: 2020/03/20

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