Acting wisely in complex clinical situations: 'Mutual safety' for clinicians as well as patients.

Tim Dornan; Ciara Lee; Florence Findlay-White; Hannah Gillespie; Richard L. Conn

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Acting wisely in complex clinical situations: 'Mutual safety' for clinicians as well as patients.

October 13, 2021

Dornan T, Lee C, Findlay-White F, et al. Med Teach. 2021;43(12):1419-1429.

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Health profession students are required to demonstrate competence in a variety of areas related to safe patient care. This article puts forth a recommendation to move beyond core competencies to improve patient safety and clinicians’ mutual safety.

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