Mohammad Nabeel Mustafa

Department of Management Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Sciences and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

Publications
  • Research Article   
    Medical Errors: The Need for Institutional Change to Ensure Patient?s Safety
    Author(s): Naima Rasool* and Mohammad Nabeel Mustafa

    Background: Medical Errors (ME) are the preventable adverse effects of medical care, resulting in numerous deaths annually worldwide. In Pakistan situation is more complex, due to overly populated hospitals, fewer underpaid overworked doctors and paramedics, no policy to deal with the subject, and seldom any checks and balances. This study is an effort to sensitize and equip our surgical trainees and paramedical staff to recognize and deal with medical errors which along with the help of institutional management, will bring a positive change in the clinical setting to decrease the incidence of errors while ensuring patients safety. Methodology: A structured Pre-workshop questionnaire was given to the participants to fill out; it was followed by a PowerPoint presentation along with a discussion. A 12 mins long teaching video f.. View more»

    DOI: 10.35248/2684-1320.23.11.331

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