Do you agree that providers have a professional obligation to communicate with patients and families after adverse events?
Why do you think it’s difficult for providers to speak with patients and families about things that go wrong?
Haskell defines health care professionals as people who put the interests of their patients above their own. How do you define a health care professional?
Who do you think is responsible for paying for medical care that’s needed because of an adverse event? What mechanisms do you know of to compensate victims of medical harm?
Do you agree that death and injury from medical harm should be considered a preventable tragedy? Why or why not?
Why do you think people sometimes don’t view medical harm as preventable tragedy?
If you became disabled because of a medical error, how would it change your life?
