Perceptions of emergency medicine residents and fellows regarding competence, adverse events and reporting to supervisors: A national survey

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 491-499

  Friedman, Steven Marc ^a   Sowerby, Robert J ^b   Guo, Ray ^b   Bandiera, Glen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency; Error; Postgraduate education; Reporting; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CANADA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENT; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF REPORT; TRUST; VOLUNTARY REPORTING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERNET; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MENTORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79953002296     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500012719     Document Type: Article

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