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Dan Cohen is an international consultant in patient safety and clinical risk management, and a Trustee for Patient Safety Learning. In this blog, Dan discusses the four principles of medical ethics, specifically focusing on how each applies to providing safe patient care. -
Content ArticleDr Dan Cohen, a prominent international consultant in patient safety, has produced a sensitive and poignant series of commentaries examining the complex array of healthcare challenges, and responses to challenges, that have defined the patient safety movement since its inception thirty years ago. This book was published by Datix. Further reading on the hub from Dan: Clarity and the Art of Communication for Patient Safety Patient safe care as a moral imperative: The mandate of medical ethics Diagnostic errors and delays: why quality investigations are key Patient Safety Spotlight Interview with Dr Dan Cohen, Patient Safety Learning Trustee Structures, processes and outcomes for better or worse: Personal responsibility in patient safe care What does all this safety stuff have to do with me? How one professional’s arrogance led to new insights Interview with Dr Dan Cohen on human performance
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Content ArticleIn this reflection, Dr Dan Cohen looks at clarity and the art of communication for patient safety. "Clear and concise communication between professionals, and between professionals and patients is critical to the practice of medicine. Lack of communication, either because of insufficiencies in communication skills or because of numerous confounders that contribute to the give and take necessary for transparent and accurate sharing of information, can result in misunderstanding, harm and even litigation." Read the publication, produced by Datix, in full via the link below. Further reading on the hub from Dan: Late night reflections on patient safety: commentaries from the frontline (2014) Patient safe care as a moral imperative: The mandate of medical ethics Diagnostic errors and delays: why quality investigations are key Patient Safety Spotlight Interview with Dr Dan Cohen, Patient Safety Learning Trustee Structures, processes and outcomes for better or worse: Personal responsibility in patient safe care What does all this safety stuff have to do with me? How one professional’s arrogance led to new insights Interview with Dr Dan Cohen on human performance
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Content ArticleExpanding on his previous commentary 'What does all this safety stuff have to do with me', Dan Cohen, Patient Safety Learning's Trustee and former Chief Medical Officer at DATIX, has written this article for the hub on personal responsibility in patient safe care.
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Content Article CommentDan Cohen commented on Dan Cohen's article in Human factors (improving human performance in care delivery)Hello Claire and thanks for your comment. I have been traveling and had not checked back on the website to see your comment. I have no idea what happened to this chap or, more sadly, to the institution where he works or worked. Self denial is a strong defense mechanism, often manifest in ego-centrics, a tough group to engage with in my view. I am preparing a manuscript that will be posted soon that delves further into the topic of personal responsibility. Cheers Dan
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Content ArticleDan Cohen is an international consultant in patient safety and clinical risk management, and a Trustee for Patient Safety Learning. In this commentary, Dan reflects on how we may all suffer from some degree of professional complacency. Healthcare professionals do not get up in the morning intending to harm anyone, but normal human liabilities can impair our performance. We may often fail to recognise environmental and situational risks, and, more importantly, to admit to our own personal liabilities and, thus, the risks we bring into the healthcare environment.
