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Identifying and addressing the limitations of safety climate surveys.
(Elsevier, 2011-06)
This paper reports the descriptive analysis of a large sample of safety climate survey data (n = 110,014) collected over 10 years from U.S. Naval aircrew using the Command Safety Assessment Survey (CSAS).
Impact of working 48 hours per week on opportunities for training and patient contact: the experience of Irish interns
(Oxford University Press, 2015-09-29)
Objective. The European Working Time Regulations (EWTR) have been criticised for its
purported negative impact on the training of junior doctors. The aim of this study was to examine
the amount of time interns spent ...
A comparison of the teamwork attitudes and knowledge of Irish surgeons and U.S Naval aviators.
(Elsevier, 2012-10)
Poor teamwork skills are contributors to poor performance and mishaps in high risk work settings, including the operating theatre. A questionnaire was used to assess the attitudes towards, and knowledge of, Irish surgeons ...
The development of entrustable professional activities for the Irish intern year
(NUI Galway, 2018-09)
There have been significant reforms in intern training in Ireland over the last decade
to bring about improvements for the benefit of trainees, health services and ultimately the public. Activities undertaken by the Medical ...
Medical speciality choices: Does personality matter?
(Irish Medical Journal, 2015-08-07)
There has been
increasing interest in the personalities of doctors. This study examined
whether personality differed based upon gender, level of training or medical
speciality among 200 physicians and 134 medical students. ...
A mixed-methods investigation of health professionals' perceptions of a physiological track and trigger system
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-10-09)
Background Physiological track and trigger systems (PTTSs) regulate the monitoring of patients vital signs and facilitate the detection and treatment of deteriorating patients. These systems are widely used although ...
Preparing New Doctors for Clinical Practice: An Evaluation of Pre-Internship Training
(2012)
A consistent finding in the literature is that newly graduated medical students often do not possess the basic skills required to perform their job. Training designed to prepare newly graduated medical students for internship ...
Surgical checklists: the human factor
(2013)
Surgical checklists has been shown to improve patient safety and teamwork in the operating theatre. However, despite the known benefits of the use of checklists in surgery, in some cases the practical implementation has ...
Excuse me: teaching junior doctors to speak up.
(SAGE Journals, 2013)
A consistent finding in healthcare is that juniors are unwilling to 'speak up' to seniors. Training designed to encourage junior doctors to speak up was designed, delivered, and evaluated. The training was constructed ...
Interns and their smartphones: use for clinical practice
(Medscape, 2014)
Purpose of the study Smartphone use among healthcare professionals has become widespread and will continue to grow in the coming years.Study design In October 2012, a survey was distributed to 230 interns at two of the ...