Comparative issues in aviation and surgical crew resource management: (1) Are we too solution focused?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 690-693

  Hunt, Graham J F ^a   Callaghan, Kathleen S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Communication; Leadership; Medical error; Patient care team; Training

Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE CREW; AVIATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AVIATION; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGERY;

EID: 49549118273     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04619.x     Document Type: Review

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