Surgeons' professional identity and patient safety: Time for change

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-10

  Stevens, Stella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bullying; Disruptive behaviour; Patient safety; Surgeons

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF; NOTE; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL IMAGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; WELLBEING; WORKING TIME;

GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84871613530     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.11.002     Document Type: Note

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