A Doctor’s View of Medical Mistakes

Published in: New York Times Issue/Volume: March 26, 2008 Written by: Tara Parker-Pope 3/27/2008 – A Doctor’s View of Medical Mistakes Two decades ago, an anesthesia catastrophe at a Wisconsin hospital killed a pregnant woman named Joy. The young mother-to-be...

Disclosure Through Our Eyes

Published in: Journal of Patient Safety Issue/Volume: Volume 4, Number One, March 2008 Written by: Sheridan, Conrad, King, Dingman, Denham 3/27/2008 – Sorrel King and others discuss the medical errors that impacted their lives and the role disclosure played in...

The Checklist

Published in: The New Yorker Issue/Volume: December 10, 2007 Written by: Atul Gawande 12/10/2007 – The damage that the human body can survive these days is as awesome as it is horrible: crushing, burning, bombing, a burst blood vessel in the brain, a ruptured...