Clinical Oncology and Error Reduction: A Manual for Clinicians

207 Pages·2015·4.82 MB·English

by  Professor Antonella Surbone

Clinical oncology
and error reduction

Clinical oncology
and error reduction
Antonella Surbone MD, PhD
DepartmentofMedicine
NewYorkUniversity
NewYork
USA
Michael Rowe PhD
DepartmentofPsychiatry
YaleSchoolofMedicine
NewHaven
USA
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Contents
Listofcontributors,ix
Foreword,xi
Preface,xv
Acknowledgment,xvii
1 Introductiontooncologyandmedicalerrors,1
AntonellaSurboneandMichaelRowe
PartI Medicalerrorsandoncology:backgroundandcontext
2 Recognizingandfacingmedicalerrors:theperspectiveofaphysician
whoisalsothepatient,17
ItzhakBrook
3 Psychologicalandexistentialconsequencesofmedicalerrorfor
oncologyprofessionals,29
MaryJ.Chalino,EvelynY.T.Wong,BradleyL.Collins,andRichardT.Penson
4 Tosueornottosue:restoringtrustinpatient–doctor–family
relationships,51
MichaelRoweandAntonellaSurbone
PartII Improvingpatientsafetyinclinicaloncologypractice
5 Preventionoferrorsandpatientsafety:oncologynurses’perspectives,67
MarthaPolovich
6 Preventionoferrorsandpatientsafetyfromtheoncologist’s
perspective,87
MeghanE.C.Shea,NieBohlen,andIngaT.Lennes
7 Disclosingharmfulmedicalerrors,101
WalterF.BaileandDanielEpner
8 Docross-culturaldifferencesinfluencetheoccurrenceanddisclosure
ofmedicalerrorsinoncology? 111
LidiaSchapira,JosephR.Betancourt,andAlexanderR.Green
vii
viii Contents
PartIII Cancerpatients,oncologyprofessionals,andinstitutions
againstmedicalerrors
9 Preventionoferrorsandpatientsafety:institutionalperspectives,127
EricManheimer
10 Professionalandethicalresponsibilitiesinadverseeventsandmedical
errors:discussionswhenthingsgowrong,145
PatrickFordeandAlbertW.Wu
11 Medicalerrorandpatientadvocacy,158
JuanneN.Clarke,PhD
12 Conclusion:the“given”and“therefores”ofclinicaloncologyand
medicalerrors,172
AntonellaSurboneandMichaelRowe
Index,181