Medical errors are a common cause of harm to patients. In this episode of Critical Incident from Knowledgeable Provider, Jody recalls some of his own errors in the hope of encouraging all medical professionals to be honest and transparent about mistakes.

References:

1) Rodziewicz TL, Houseman B, Vaqar S, et al. Medical Error Reduction and Prevention. [Updated 2024 Feb 12]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499956/

2) Kimberly N. Williams, Crystal M. Fausett, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Yuval Bitan, Anthony Andre, Joseph R. Keebler, Investigative approaches: Lessons learned from the RaDonda Vaught case, Human Factors in Healthcare, Volume 4, 2023, 100054, ISSN 2772-5014, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hfh.2023.100054.

3) Newman-Toker DE, Nassery N, Schaffer AC, et alBurden of serious harms from diagnostic error in the USABMJ Quality & Safety 2024;33:109-120.

4) Makary M A, Daniel M. Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US BMJ 2016; 353 :i2139 doi:10.1136/bmj.i2139

Cindy Hutchens describes her experiences living with SLE and her interactions with the healthcare system along the way.

Resources & References

1) Lupus Foundation of America (LFA)

2) The Lupus Book by Daniel Wallace

3) LFA Mid-South Chapter, Nashville, TN

4) LFA Walk to End Lupus Now

5) Jog NR, James JA. Epstein Barr Virus and Autoimmune Responses in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Front Immunol. 2021 Feb 3;11:623944. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.623944. PMID: 33613559; PMCID: PMC7886683.

6) Ünlü O, Zuily S, Erkan D. The clinical significance of antiphospholipid antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus. Eur J Rheumatol. 2016 Jun;3(2):75-84. doi: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.0085. Epub 2015 Dec 29. PMID: 27708976; PMCID: PMC5042235.

7) Benlysta prescribing information

8) Rexulti prescribing information

9) Aplenzin prescribing information

No matter what area of medicine you work in, you are saving lives and improving your patients' quality of life. Sometimes that happens in dramatic fashion and sometimes you might not even notice it happening at all. In this episode, Jody recalls his experiences on the ambulance, in the hospital, and in the primary care clinic.