How Doctors Talk About Medical Errors: A Qualitative Study of Junior Doctors' Experiences.

During the last three decades, an increased amount of research on errors in health care has been conducted. Studies show that physicians find it challenging to handle errors because of the blame and guilt that errors cause. Communicating with colleagues has been identified as vital for coping with errors and for creating a just culture; however, many physicians do not usually discuss their errors.

Exploring formal and informal learning opportunities during morning report: a qualitative study.

Background: Morning reports are an essential component of physicians' daily work. Attending morning reports is prioritized by junior doctors as it provides them with an opportunity to learn diagnostic reasoning through discussion of cases. While teaching formats during morning reports have previously been reported, an in-depth analysis of what learning opportunities exist, e.

Multi-source feedback reinforces junior doctors' awareness of the need to achieve and train clinical leadership.

Introduction: Increasing complexity in healthcare makes it necessary to strengthen leadership training in postgraduate medical education (PGME). Multi-source feedback (MSF) is an acknowledged formative assessment method widely implemented in PGME. The present study examined how MSF may support junior doctors' awareness of the need to achieve and train leadership skills in clinical practice.

How doctors build community and socialize into a clinical department through morning reports. A positioning theory study.

Phenomenon: The morning report is one of the longest surviving hospital practices. Most studies of the morning report focus on the effectiveness of formal medical training, while focus on social and communicative aspects is rarer. This study explores the social interactions and communication in morning reports, examining the ways in which they contribute to the construction of professional identity and socialization into the community of the clinical department.