Improving disclosure and management of medical error—an opportunity to transform the surgeons of tomorrow.

Ruth Tevlin; Eva Doherty; Oscar Traynor

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Improving disclosure and management of medical error—an opportunity to transform the surgeons of tomorrow.

December 6, 2013

Tevlin R, Doherty E, Traynor O. Surgeon. 2013;11(6):338-43.

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This review recommends educating surgical trainees about error disclosure, teamwork, and non-technical skills to augment their ability to cope and learn from medical errors.

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