In the final episode of our series on diagnostic safety we follow the story of Dr Jill Nowak and her patient Gordon Gardener. This dramatized real case illustrates just how complex diagnosis is, and what can be stake. FURTHER LEARNING If you’re a member of Medical Protection and want to learn more:Record keeping eLearning & webinar recordingshttps://protection.pub/3z8S07t. Medical Protection counselling serviceshttps://www.medicalprotection.org/uk/medicolegal-advice/counselling-service. CERTIFICATE A certificate for listening is available on PRISM https://protection.pub/POD_CF3. SPEAKERS Dr Ellen Walshe. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-walshe-1b5843150/. For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

One case, multiple doctors, but consequences for the patient and junior doctor involved were severe. Listen in to Dr Ellen Walshe as she speaks with Dr Sam King about the dangers and fallout of letting warning signs go unnoticed. FURTHER LEARNING If you’re a member of Medical Protection and want to learn more:Record keeping eLearning & webinar recordingshttps://protection.pub/3z8S07t. Medical Protection counselling serviceshttps://www.medicalprotection.org/uk/medicolegal-advice/counselling-service. CERTIFICATE A certificate for listening is available on PRISM https://protection.pub/POD_CF3. SPEAKERS Dr Ellen Walshe. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-walshe-1b5843150/. Dr Sam King. https://nz.linkedin.com/in/samantha-king-27261868. For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

A junior doctor, consultant and 8 year old boy. What was observed to be headaches and normal discs was eventually diagnosed as an intracranial tumour. Join us for a cautionary case that highlights the importance of record keeping and taking care of yourself too if something were to ever go wrong.FURTHER LEARNING If you’re a member of Medical Protection and want to learn more:Record keeping eLearning & webinar recordingshttps://protection.pub/3z8S07t. Medical Protection counselling serviceshttps://www.medicalprotection.org/uk/medicolegal-advice/counselling-service. CERTIFICATE A certificate for listening is available on PRISM https://protection.pub/POD_CF3. SPEAKERS Dr Ellen Walshe. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-walshe-1b5843150/. Ceylan Simsek. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceylan-s-aba64ab9/. For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

In the first of our Case files series, we hear from Dr Ellen Walshe and Dr Dawn McGuire as they discuss a diagnostic error case where too many assumptions led to a patient compliant.FURTHER LEARNING If you’re a member of Medical Protection and want to learn more:Record keeping eLearning & webinar recordingshttps://protection.pub/3z8S07t. Medical Protection counselling serviceshttps://www.medicalprotection.org/uk/medicolegal-advice/counselling-service. CERTIFICATE A certificate for listening is available on PRISM https://protection.pub/POD_CF3. SPEAKERS Dr Ellen Walshe. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-walshe-1b5843150/. Dawn McGuire. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-mcguire-21058830/. For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

Join Dr Stephen Priestly as he talks with Professor Rakesh Patel, Associate Professor Dr Sandra Monteiro and Dr Soham Bandyopadhyay as they discuss the multi-site investigation into the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence powered clinical decision support technology on students’ clinical reasoning when using virtual patients. FURHTER LEARNINGIf you’re a member of Medical Protection and want to learn more,please join us for one of our The future of diagnosis webinars: Tuesday 22 August 2023 (HK, SG, MY). Wednesday 23 August 2023 [C&B, UK, IE, ZA]. Wednesday 4 October 2023 (AU). Wednesday 4 October 2023 (NZ). CERTIFICATEA certificate for listening is available on PRISM. https://protection.pub/headliners3SPEAKERS Your host today was Dr Stephen Priestley. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-priestley-854389246/. Our guest speakers today were: Dr Rakesh Patel. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakesh-patel-0a107222/. Dr Sandra Monteiro. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-monteiro-553a4a118/. Dr Soham Bandyopadhyay. https://www.linkedin.com/in/soham-bandyopadhyay-0488a6a1/. The MPS Foundation is a global not-for-profit research initiative that aims to shape the future of patient safety and the wellbeing of healthcare professionals and teams. We favour projects whose findings and outcomes can be applied to private hospital and outpatient practice or dental care environments. To find out more, visit The MPS Foundation. https://www.thempsfoundation.org/For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

Who comes to mind when you picture a ‘diagnostic team’? In this episode we hear from Professor Mark Graber, Founder and President of the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, as he discusses how improvements in diagnostic accuracy can be achieved by involving other healthcare team members and patients. FURTHER LEARNINGIf you’re a member of Medical Protection and want to learn more,please join us for one of our The future of diagnosis webinars: Tuesday 22 August 2023 (HK, SG, MY). Wednesday 23 August 2023 [C&B, UK, IE, ZA]. Wednesday 4 October 2023 (AU). Wednesday 4 October 2023 (NZ). Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine: https://improvediagnosis.org/. NAM Report: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK338596/. John Ely’s Checklists: http://tinyurl.com/ElyChecklists. Discussing cases research: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29710111/. Teamwork in diagnosis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29536943/. Telehealth\Decision support: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34642227/. CERTIFICATEA certificate for listening is available on PRISM. https://protection.pub/headliners3SPEAKERS Your host today was Dr Stephen Priestley. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-priestley-854389246/. Our guest speaker today was Dr Mark Graber. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-graber-7650a710/ For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

When clinicians encounter diagnostic uncertainty, they often find themselves in an unfamiliar situation, without a clear method to proceed confidently, comfortably, and safely. Join Dr Stephen Priestly and Dr Carmel Crock as they discuss dealing with diagnostic uncertainty.FURTHER LEARNINGIf you’re a member of Medical Protection and want to learn more,please join us for one of our The future of diagnosis webinars: Tuesday 22 August 2023 (HK, SG, MY). Wednesday 23 August 2023 [C&B, UK, IE, ZA]. Wednesday 4 October 2023 (AU). Wednesday 4 October 2023 (NZ). Understanding and Communicating Uncertainty in Achieving Diagnostic Excellence. https://protection.pub/UnderstandingUncertainty. Danielle Ofri. https://protection.pub/DanielOfriCERTIFICATEA certificate for listening is available on PRISM. https://protection.pub/headliners3SPEAKERS Your host today was Dr Stephen Priestley. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-priestley-854389246/. Our guest speaker today was Dr Carmel Crock. linkedin.com/in/carmel-crock-0661885aFor more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

Diagnostic error is a leading cause of malpractice claims and payments. It is common and can have a devastating effect on patients and families – but despite this not all doctors feel safe to talk about it. In the first of the Headliner series on diagnostic safety we hear from Associate Professor Carmel Crock on what it takes to accept and improve diagnostic safety.FURTHER LEARNINGIf you’re a member of Medical Protection and want to learn more,please join us for one of our The future of diagnosis webinars: Tuesday 22 August 2023 (HK, SG, MY). Wednesday 23 August 2023 [C&B, UK, IE, ZA]. Wednesday 4 October 2023 (AU). Wednesday 4 October 2023 (NZ). Safer Dx Checklist. https://protection.pub/saferdxchecklist. Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Change Package: Society to Improve Diagnosis (SIDM). https://protection.pub/SIDMchangepackCERTIFICATEA certificate for listening is available on PRISM. https://protection.pub/headliners3SPEAKERS Your host today was Dr Stephen Priestley. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-priestley-854389246/. Our guest speaker today was Dr Carmel Crock. linkedin.com/in/carmel-crock-0661885aFor more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

How can we learn from diagnostic errors and improve patient safety? In this episode Ceylan Simsek and Dr Stephen Priestly speaks with Dr Silvia Mamede about the nature of clinical reasoning, sources of cognitive diagnostic errors and ways to minimise them.FURTHER LEARNING The Causes of Errors in Clinical Reasoning: Cognitive Biases, Knowledge Deficits, and Dual Process Thinkinghttps://protection.pub/causesoferror Effect on diagnostic accuracy of cognitive reasoning tools for the workplace setting: systematic review and meta-analysis. https://protection.pub/diagnosticaccuracy. Identifying and prioritizing educational content from a malpractice claims database for clinical reasoning education in the vocational training of general practitioners. https://protection.pub/identifyingandprioritising. The MPS Foundation is a global not-for-profit research initiative that aims to shape the future of patient safety and the wellbeing of healthcare professionals and teams. We favour projects whose findings and outcomes can be applied to private hospital and outpatient practice or dental care environments. To find out more, visit The MPS Foundation.CERTIFICATE A certificate for listening is available on PRISM https://protection.pub/realworld3SPEAKERS Hosts were Ceylan Simsek. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceylan-s-aba64ab9/. and Dr Stephen Priestley. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-priestley-854389246/. Guest speaker was Dr Silvia Mamede. https://www.linkedin.com/in/s%C3%ADlvia-mamede-88666b45/For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

In this fourth episode in the series Ceylan Simsek, Dr Yvonne Shaw and Professor Peter Brennan consider how understanding human factors can reduce the chance of error and improve patient safety, teamworking and lead to better morale too.SPEAKERS Ceylan Simsek. Dr Yvonne Shaw. Professor Peter Brennan. CERTIFICATE A certificate for listening is available for members on PRISM. protection.pub/realworld3. FURTHER LINKSFocus on diagnosis resources for Medical Protection members.Peter Brennan research. Medical Protection www.medicalprotection.org.

How unique are the challenges to diagnostic safety in primary care settings? In this episode Ceylan Simsek and Dr Katie Grant speak with Professor Hardeep Singh who leads a portfolio of patient safety research in improving the use of health information technology and reducing diagnostic errors in health care. FURTHER LEARNING. The global burden of diagnostic errors in primary care. (BMJ)https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/26/6/484. Types and Origins of Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Settings. (ResearchGate)https://protection.pub/Typesandorigins. CERTIFICATE A certificate for listening is available on PRISM https://protection.pub/realworld3SPEAKERS Hosts were Dr Ceylan Simsek. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceylan-s-aba64ab9/. and Dr Katie Grant. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kitty-grant-bb300367/Guest speaker was Professor Hardeep Singh. https://www.houston.hsrd.research.va.gov/bios/singh.aspFor more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

With all the pressures placed on healthcare since COVID is there – realistically - anything that can be done to remedy the inevitable wave diagnostic delays and errors? Ceylan Simsek speaks with current emergency medicine consultant, and your former RealWorld host, Dr Najeeb Rahman. FURTHER LEARNING Association between admission delays and mortalityhttps://emj.bmj.com/content/39/3/168 Safety Attitudes and Safety Climate Questionnairehttps://www.uth.edu/chqs/safety-survey Safety Huddleshttps://improvementacademy.org/expertise/safety-huddles/. CERTIFICATE A certificate for listening is available on PRISM https://protection.pub/realworld3SPEAKERS Host was Ceylan Simsek https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceylan-s-aba64ab9/ Guest speaker was Dr Najeeb Rahmanhttps://twitter.com/najeebr777. For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

Kicking-off the Real World series and a new focus on diagnostic errors and safety is your new host, Ceylan Simsek. Tune in as Ceylan speaks with our resident expert, Dr Stephen Priestley, about what exactly constitutes a diagnostic error and why diagnosis is the most complex part of practicing medicine today. FURTHER LEARNING Research on primary carehttps://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/26/6/484. Publications to improve diagnosis: SIDMhttps://www.improvediagnosis.org/publications/. CERTIFICATE A certificate for listening is available on PRISM https://protection.pub/realworld3.SPEAKERS Host was Dr Mark Graber https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceylan-s-aba64ab9/. Guest speaker was Dr Stephen Priestly linkedin.com/in/stephen-priestley-854389246. For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org.

Earlier in 2023 we focused on speaking up for respect and wellbeing. We want to revisit that topic to give you a chance to reflect – but at the same time introduce you to someone new. Dr Katie Grant speaks with Professor John Sandars about his latest research that looks to utilize sport psychology approaches and thinking to improve the performance of healthcare workers. The MPS Foundation The MPS Foundation is a global not-for-profit research initiative that aims to shape the future of patient safety and the wellbeing of healthcare professionals and teams. We favour projects whose findings and outcomes can be applied to private hospital and outpatient practice or dental care environments. https://www.thempsfoundation.org/LINKS FROM JOHN When I say… aggregation of marginal gains https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/medu.12970 Applying sport psychology to improve clinical performance https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28784016/ Using Insights From Sports Psychology to Improve Recently Qualified Doctors’ Self-Efficacy While Managing Acutely Unwell Patients https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33086231/ Applying sport psychology in health professions education https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0142159X.2021.1966403 SPEAKERS Host was Dr Katie Grant https://twitter.com/drkittygrant Guest was Professor John Sandars https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Sandars For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org

Do all claims go to court? When do you need a lawyer? What would you do if the press called you to comment on an allegation? Dr Katie Grant speaks with Lisa Jones about how Medical Protection legal services support our members when they need it most. Tune in for insights and practical tips on how best to protection yourself. For members find further training on how best to protection yourself on PRISM If you'd like to join Medical Protection please use the link below https://www.medicalprotection.org/world/join

Medical Protection will be hosting the 'Spotlight on Risk' conference on June 25th. You can expect to hear from a number of world leaders at the conference - including Dr Kenneth Tsang who will be taling about remote consultation, prescription and medicine delivery services. REGISTER NOWSpotlight on Risk Conference June 2023. ABOUT THE CONFERENCEJune 25th, 14.00-16.15 (HKT)Online conferenceFree for both members and non-members

Medical Protection will be hosting the 'Spotlight on Risk' conference on June 25th. You can expect to hear from a number of world leaders at the conference - including Dr Bonnie Cheng, leading researcher in workplace wellbeing, recovery and anixety.REGISTER NOWhttps://tinyurl.com/2p9cs5phABOUT THE CONFERENCEJune 25th, 14.00-16.15 (HKT)Online conferenceFree for both members and non-members

What are the bioethical concerns for practitioners when using social media? This podcast features a conversation with Dr Derrick Aarons, one of the foremost bioethicists in the Caribbean, exploring his background and giving a taster of his talk at our Spotlight on Risk Conference on May 21 2023. FURTHER INFORMATION Dr. Derrick E. Aarons Podcast - Bioethical ConcernsSPEAKERS Our hosts today were Dr Katie Grant. Our guest speaker today was Dr Derrick Aarons. If you are interested in more information, registering for the conference or providing advance questions for Dr Aarons please visit:Spotlight on Risk - Medical Conference 2023. For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org.

Medical Protection will be hosting the 'Spotlight on Risk' conference on May 21st. You can expect to hear from a number of world leaders at the conference - including Gareth Lock, founder of the Human Diver. REGISTER NOW https://tinyurl.com/yckm6xby ABOUT THE CONFERENCE May 21st, 13.00-15.15 (GMT-4)Online conferenceFree for both members and non-membersTHE HUMAN DIVER https://www.thehumandiver.com/

In the final episode of our series, Sara Grewar talks with solicitor Rebecca Ryan and expert witness trainer Nick Deal about the practicalities of being an expert witness and what the work entails. FURTHER INFORMATION Medical Protection launching a new campaign on expert witnesses. SPEAKERS Your host today was Sara Grewar. Our guest speakers today were Rebecca Ryan and Nick Deal. If you are interested in more information, registering for the Expert witness webinars on 10 and 24 May please visit: 10 MAY - Redefining the expert witness; your profession needs you! 24 MAY - Redefining the expert witness: preparing to take the stand For more information about Medical Protection please visit www.medicalprotection.org.