Molly Jackson, Elizabeth Kaplan

1) Read Article

Read the Medical error: the second victim. The doctor who makes the mistake needs help too (Wu, AW., 2000)

GOAL: Appreciate the idea of aftermath of medical error and idea of provider as second victim..

Context and Instructions: Read article to begin to appreciate medical errors can have on providers and get introduced to a way of thinking of how to support ourselves and colleagues who experience the aftermath of a medical error.

2) Read Article

Read Patient Safety Primer – Debriefing for clinical learning (as a pdf).

GOAL: Gain more familiarity with tool of debriefing especially as it might pertain to the aftermath of an adverse clinical event.

Context and Instructions: Read article to learn about the definition of debriefing, the components of debriefing, and special considerations.