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Acceptance Of Uncertainty: Uncertainty As A Heuristic Tool Applied To The Issue Of Medical Errors, Angelika Potempa
Acceptance Of Uncertainty: Uncertainty As A Heuristic Tool Applied To The Issue Of Medical Errors, Angelika Potempa
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This is an exploration of uncertain certainties and certain uncertainties with reference to, mainly, systemic approaches to medical errors.
Closed Cases? - The Mentioning Of Medical Errors In Doctors' Memoirs, Angelika Potempa
Closed Cases? - The Mentioning Of Medical Errors In Doctors' Memoirs, Angelika Potempa
Philosophy Faculty Publications and Presentations
The concession of errors in the pursuit of the art of medicine, where mishaps can lead to deleterious consequences is at the center of this paper. The social costs of medical errors and a professional culture with a strong tradition of self-regulation and shielding itself via a more or less permeable “Wall of Silence” make the issue not only interesting but keep it timely. The focus is on how and within what framework medical errors are admitted in the memoirs of American doctors. The times remembered reach from the 1950s and 1960s to the present.