Medical Safety Podcast
Dr. Adam Shehata (former professional pilot turned physician) and Dr. Amir Hamid (anesthetist and emergency medicine physician) discuss how to improve our healthcare system by integrating human factors into systems safety, including medical incident investigation and proactive safety measures.
Episodes
8 episodes
Ep 8 - HSSIB Retained Sponges Report - Part I
Show notesThe reference event: Helen’s CABGHelen had heart surgery (CABG x3 “triple bypass open heart surgery”).The day after the procedure, Helen had trouble breathing and a Chest X-Ray (CXR) taken fo...
Ep 7 - "A Life in Error" - Remembering Professor James Reason
Show notesErrors occur when a planned sequence of events fails to achieve its goal without an element of chance.Slips and lapses are absentmindedness.Trips and fumbles are maladroitness.Mistakes inv...
Ep 6 - Patient Safety with Captain Martin Bromiley
Show notesElaine BromileyHealthy 37 year old woman for elective sinus surgery in the UK in 2005Can’t Intubate Can’t OxygenateExperienced anesthesiologist + another who joined when help was cal...
Ep 5 - Simulation in Medicine with Dr. Jesse Guscott
Show notesHow to make simulation effectiveAlthough equipment is expensive and may seem like a barrier to establishing a simulation program, the emphasis of a simulation focused on CRM principles should be communication and h...
Ep 4 - Escalating Language of Concern with Dr. Katie Lin
What is Crisis Resource Management (CRM)?It is a set of skills that helps improve team performance through communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.It can help build a common language and shortcuts so tha...
Ep 3 - CRM with Captain Mike Schuster
Aspects of CRMMaking a welcoming environment, so that others feel they can speak upCRM is not about being perfect. It’s about identifying and mitigating the times of increased risk of making mistakes and identifying...
Ep 2 - Aviation Parallels to the Elaine Bromiley Case
In this episode Amir and Adam discuss three aviation accidents that parallel the Elaine Bromiley case.Human factors in medicine: As Captain Bromiley put it, this was not an individual failure. It was a system failure. It was ...