From the magazine

We’re only human: navigating the errors in our lives.

Common language, increased communication and situational awareness central to Caring Safely program.

Dr. Ginevra Mills shares her long journey of healing.

Mistakes are one of the hardest things you can face as a physician. But you are not alone.

In his recently released book The Power of Teamwork, Dr. Brian Goldman, an ER doctor at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital, talks about how teamwork can make for happier staff, more efficient operations—and fewer medical errors.

When it comes to diagnostic errors, much emphasis is placed on gaining more knowledge to fix the problem.

Factors such as altered drug absorption and decreased clearance due to impaired renal or hepatic activity can significantly affect how drugs will behave with use.