TEDxSantaMonica - Ken Catchpole - Why Medical Error?

Dr Ken Catchpole is a research psychologist and human factors practitioner. He began research in healthcare in 2003, examining the mechanisms of teamwork and safety in surgery, and developing interventions to improve performance, while taking a semi-ethnographic approach to understanding the complex nature of safety, quality and human error in healthcare. After two and a half years based at the UK's foremost children's hospital, followed by six years at the University of Oxford, he joined Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in August 2011. Through popular and scientific articles, keynote addresses, and media coverage, most notably work with the Ferrari motor racing team and in surgical care, he has sought to engage a worldwide audience in the evaluation and improvement of safety and quality in healthcare.
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[@sharedcalendar6543]

Thank you for bringing awareness and attention to this much needed and over looked problem. This is a very serious situation going on and attention is needed. However, most people will have understanding only after their loved one has died due to medical mistakes.

[@sohemamoosa2229]

I learnt a lot from this talk. Thank you for this talk

[@merlincat2]

Well done, Ken! Always fascinates me. . .

[@icrj2]

Great talk.

[@besstsimulation1142]

Still relevant. Great talk

[@MrExcitement]

powerful stuff.

[@dayan5402]

We are human and we make mistakes and thus we need to design our systems and processes in a way so that improvements can be made constantly.

[@brownberrry]

Love it

[@jessmullens5191]

2020 and a lot of these issues still exist. Getting surgeons to do the WHO safety checklist is like pulling teeth!

[@anovemberstar]

it does make you wonder though, what would have happened to the trainee dr if the baby ad still died ....and not cos he was wrong, but cos he spoke out against the senior dr.

[@paulfrank1777]

G

[@sizzla123]

ooopps

[@m.w.4318]

This talk could have been completed within 3 minutes, shame.

[@jessmullens5191]

It really couldn't, and you've just emphasised the issues people in clinical governance face everyday in making necessary change.