The history of surgery in Massachusetts is full of great men who have made enormous contributions to the art and the science of surgery. I will concentrate for the most part on the century just past, and on the surgeons, mostly from Massachusetts but some from the other New England states, who have made those contributions and provided leadership and vision to the New England Surgical Society (...

Twenty-first century rhinology encompasses both medical and surgical treatments of a wide range of diseases and conditions of the nose, paranasal sinuses, and adjacent structures. Now under the leadership of coeditors Rakesh Chandra, M.D., and Raj Sindwani, M.D., as well as Deputy Editor of Allergy Anju Peters, M.D., the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, as a leading otorhinolaryngolog...

background: effective leadership is essential to passing through obstacles facing the health field. the current health care system in iran has major problems and gaps in the field of effective leadership. the aim of this study was to evaluate hospital managers’ leadership style through self-assessment and to determine the correlation between leadership styles with healthcare executives’ leaders...

Communication is of the utmost importance for effective teamwork, yet promoting effective communication and overcoming the cultural belief that conflict is "bad" are key challenges for leaders. To provide optimal patient care, perioperative nurse leaders should assess the culture in which they work and develop strategies to build solid credible relationships within their teams. This article int...

there remains a conviction that the torrent of publications and the financial outlay on leadership development will create managers with the skills and characters of perfect leaders, capable of guiding healthcare organisations through the challenges and crises of the 21st century. the focus of much attention continues to be the search for the (illusory) core set of heroic qualities, abilities o...

OBJECTIVES Although human factors are important in terms of patient safety, there have been very few reports on the attitudes of healthcare professionals working in acute care settings in South Korea. In the present study, we investigated the attitudes of such professionals, their cultures and their management systems. DESIGN A questionnaire survey with 65 items covering nine themes affecting...

Adverse events in surgery have highlighted the importance of non-technical skills, such as communication, decision-making, teamwork, situational awareness and leadership, to effective organizational performance. These skills carry particular importance to surgical oncology, as members of a multidisciplinary team must work cohesively to formulate effective patient care plans. Several non-technic...

PURPOSE To explore the characteristics of physical therapy leaders in academic and managerial roles. METHODS This quantitative, cross-sectional study used an online questionnaire administered via email to Canadian physical therapists recruited through the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and via additional emails targeted to academic and health care institutions. Individuals who met the inc...

AIM To explore the perceptions of early career nursing academics on leadership in academia. BACKGROUND There is growing emphasis on leadership capacity building across all domains of nursing. However, there is limited evidence on leadership capacity in early career academics. This study tested an intervention to develop leadership capacity amongst early career nursing academics in two Austral...

PURPOSE The study's aim is to review the literature on psychological safety in the healthcare setting, more specifically, to identify environmental climates which promote and support psychological safety in healthcare organizations. CONCLUSION The findings show the complex dyadic interplay between leaders and team members. Current literature supports the significant role of leaders as one of ...