Should we consider non-compliance a medical error?

Should we consider non-compliance a medical error?

Non-compliance is an extensive intractable problem. This paper argues that we can gain significant insight into non-compliance if we apply theories developed to explain human error in organisations. The resultant framework encompasses intentional and unintentional non-compliance, shifts blame from the patient, and recognises the influence of other factors, including organisational ones. There a...

Should We Consider another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?

Background: To date, 36 years has passed since the beginning of measles vaccination; the disease is still circulating around the world, threatening lives of human beings especially in developing countries.  In recent years, we have confronted measles in previously vaccinated adults from all over the country. Objective: To find out if there is a need for changing our routine measles vaccination ...

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

What should we report to medical error reporting systems?

T he Netherlands is the latest country to announce the development of a national medical error reporting system. Australia has had one since 1989, Denmark has one, the UK introduced theirs in 2001, Canada announced their plans in 2003, and the USA has a proliferation of error reporting systems, including several that have been going for a number of years and that have a well developed body of k...

should we consider another booster dose of measles vaccine?

background : to date, 36 years has passed since the beginning of measles vaccination; the disease is still circulating around the world, threatening lives of human beings especially in developing countries.  in recent years, we have confronted measles in previously vaccinated adults from all over the country.   objective: to find out if there is a need for changing our routine measles vaccinati...