BACKGROUND In this study, medical errors are defined as unintentional patient harm caused by a doctor's mistake. This topic, due to limited research, is poorly understood in Malaysia. The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of doctors intending to disclose medical errors, and their attitudes/perception pertaining to medical errors. METHODS This cross-sectional study was co...

PURPOSE Adverse events are increasingly recognized as a source of harm to patients. When such harm occurs, problems arise in communicating the situation to patients and their families. We reviewed the literature on disclosure across individual and international boundaries, including patients', healthcare professionals' and other stakeholders' perspectives in order to ascertain how the needs of ...

right of disclosure of artwork is one of the moral rights of author. according to that right, author entitled to decide about whether the artwork be published for public or not. mentioned right has expressly laid down in french law in order to protect of author rights and character. we can also deduce it from iranian law. for the purpose of improving iranian law related to that right, this rese...

Adverse events and medical errors are not uncommon. In this article we review the literature on such events and discuss the ethical, legal and practical aspects of whether and how they should be disclosed to patients. Ethics, professional policy and the law, as well as the relevant empirical literature, suggest that timely and candid disclosure should be standard practice. Candour about error m...

background disclosure of hiv is important for improving self-care behaviors, psychological well-being, commitment to the treatment, and reducing risk of transmission. one of the major benefits of disclosure is social support, which is an essential resource for effective coping with hiv infection. however, receiving any social support requires disclosing of hiv status. objectives this study aime...

application of ipr and the right of investigation about the claim of its infringement, need issuing some protective orders. mostly, this is for avoiding destruction of evidences which can be effective in proving the right of the plaintiff. the purpose of this study is to find out how can protect the third party’s right of privacy in the process of ipr enforcement. in common law, there are two i...

BACKGROUND Despite growing interest in engaging patients and families (P/F) in patient safety education, little is known about how P/F can best contribute. We assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a patient-teacher medical error disclosure and prevention training model. METHODS We developed an educational intervention bringing together interprofessional clinicians with P/F from hospit...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to determine the likelihood that rural nurses perceive a hypothetical medication error would be reported in their workplace. DESIGN This employs cross-sectional survey using hypothetical error scenario with varying levels of harm. SETTING Clinical settings in rural Tasmania. PARTICIPANTS Participants were 116 eligible surveys received from registered and enrolled...