Leadership Root Cause Analysis: Using a Formal Analysis Tool to Dissect and Promote Intrusive Leadership in a U.S. Naval Hospital.

Intrusive leadership is a method that looks for signs that might indicate a problem within or outside of the workplace that can affect a member's performance and, subsequently, the mission. Our scenario demonstrates how intrusive leadership can identify potential problems which, when coupled with accountability, can prevent more significant complications.

Results of a Formal Mentorship Program for Internal Medicine Residents: Can We Facilitate Genuine Mentorship?

Background: Mentorship programs are perceived as valuable, yet little is known about the effect of program design on mentoring effectiveness.

Intervention: We developed a program focused on mentoring relationship quality and evaluated how subsequent relationships compared to preexisting informal pairings.

Methods: Faculty members were invited by e-mail to participate in a new mentoring program.

Sedative use during continuous positive airway pressure titration improves subsequent compliance: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Background: The initial experience with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may predict subsequent compliance. In a retrospective study, we found that premedication with nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic agents during CPAP titration polysomnography independently predicted short-term compliance. To validate these findings, we conducted a prospective clinical trial to assess whether premedication with eszopiclone prior to CPAP titration would improve short-term CPAP compliance.