The ageing surgeon: a qualitative study of expert opinions on assuring performance and supporting safe career transitions among older surgeons. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The ageing surgeon: a qualitative study of expert opinions on assuring performance and supporting safe career transitions among older surgeons. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Study
 
• Published July 2019

The ageing surgeon: a qualitative study of expert opinions on assuring performance and supporting safe career transitions among older surgeons.

Sherwood R, Bismark M. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Jul 30; [Epub ahead of print].

Confidential skill assessments have been recommended as a strategy to ensure competence among aging surgeons. In this qualitative study, the authors describe opinions from 52 experts on how to manage potential concerns associated with aging surgeons.

PubMed citationFree full text

Related Resources

PERSPECTIVES ON SAFETY

Medical Scribes and Patient Safety

Deborah Woodcock, MS, MBA; Robby Bergstrom

JOURNAL ARTICLE › STUDY

The effect of external inspections on safety in acute hospitals in the National Health Service in England: a controlled interrupted time-series analysis.

Castro-Avila A, Bloor K, Thompson C. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2019;24:182-190.

JOURNAL ARTICLE › REVIEW

Healthcare scandals and the failings of doctors: do official inquiries hold the profession to account?

Mannion R, Davies H, Powell M, et al. J Health Org Manag. 2019;33:221-240.

BOOK/REPORT

Greater Focus on Credentialing Needed to Prevent Disqualified Providers From Delivering Patient Care.

Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; February 2019. Publication GAO-19-6.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

When is the surgeon too old to operate?

Span P. New York Times. February 1, 2019.

View More