Document medical errors so other doctors can learn from them and not repeat those mistakes, was the advice a group of paediatricians from Canada’s McMaster University gave to Indian doctors during a workshop organised by Surya Hospital in Santacruz. Around 105 doctors across India attended this workshop titled ‘Patient safety and quality improvement in newborn and paediatric care’ on Saturday. They added that these estimates show that the number of deaths caused my medical errors exceed the number of deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer or even AIDS. “If the number of deaths related to medical errors are so high in developed countries like the US and Canada, in India the number would be certainly higher,” he said. “Such workshops are relevant as they are a reminder that we need to have very specific protocols in place when it comes to reporting medical errors,” he added.

Source: Hindustan Times February 12, 2017 18:22 UTC