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Open Disclosure
Project funded by own resources |
Project title |
Open Disclosure |
Principal Investigator(s) |
Elger, Bernice Simone
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Project Members |
Mc Lennan, Stuart Roger
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Organisation / Research unit |
Ethik / Bio- und Medizinethik (Elger) |
Project Website |
http://ibmb.unibas.ch/research/open-disclosure/ |
Project start |
01.06.2011 |
Probable end |
31.05.2014 |
Status |
Completed |
Abstract |
Open disclosure is the prompt, compassionate, and honest communication with patients and families following an incident that has resulted in harm. While the open disclosure process can vary from country to country, it typically includes: an acknowledgment; an expression of regret or an apology; an investigation into the incident; providing a factual explanation of what happened; and explaining the steps being taken to manage the incident and prevent recurrence.
The issue of open disclosure has received growing attention from policy makers, legal experts and academic researchers, predominantly in a number of English speaking countries and a rich literature on open disclosure has emerged. While implementing open disclosure in practice is still an on-going process, open disclosure now forms an integral part of health policy in these countries, with various measures having been put in place to encourage open disclosure and to mitigate some of the barriers to such open communication.
In contrast, the literature regarding open disclosure in non-English speaking countries, including Switzerland, is very limited and there is currently no empirical data relating to actual practice or practitioners’attitudes and views in most countries in continental Europe.
This project seeks to address this situation, with a special focus on Switzerland. It will examine the current approach to regulating open disclosure in Switzerland via a literature review and a quantitative survey of hospitals.
It will also explore practitioners’ attitudes and views regarding the communication of errors to patients and the perceived barriers to such communication in Switzerland via qualitative interviews. In light of this, it will also consider measures that could potentially be implemented to further promote open disclosure in Switzerland. |
Keywords |
Ethics |
Financed by |
University funds Other funds
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Published results () |
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Autor(en) |
Titel |
ISSN / ISBN |
Erschienen in |
Art der Publikation |
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1972485 |
McLennan, Stuart |
Forced apology to a baby excessive and hollow |
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Publication: NewsItemPrint (Artikel in einer Tages, Wochen- oder Monatszeitschrift) |
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1983207 |
McLennan, Stuart |
The ‘moral flabbiness’ of compulsory apologies |
0028-8446 |
New Zealand Medical Journal |
JournalItem (Kommentare, Editorials, Rezensionen, Urteilsanmerk., etc. in einer wissensch. Zeitschr. |
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2007687 |
Mc Lennan, Stuart |
The forced apology risks putting damage control ahead of sincerity |
2703-5883 |
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Publication: NewsItemPrint (Artikel in einer Tages, Wochen- oder Monatszeitschrift) |
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2167615 |
McLennan, Stuart |
Compulsory apologies are hollow |
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Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand |
JournalItem (Kommentare, Editorials, Rezensionen, Urteilsanmerk., etc. in einer wissensch. Zeitschr. |
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2183958 |
McLennan, Stuart |
The Handling of Medical Errors in New Zealand |
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Fehler und Ethik in der Medizin Neue Wege für Patientenrechte |
Publication: Book Item (Buchkap., Lexikonartikel, jur. Kommentierung, Beiträge in Sammelbänden etc.) |
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2289518 |
McLennan, S; Engel, S; Ruhe, K; Leu, A; Schwappach, D; Elger, B |
Implementation status of error disclosure standards reported by Swiss hospitals |
1424-7860 |
Swiss medical weekly |
Publication: JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift) |
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2369996 |
McLennan, Stuart; Elger, Bernice |
Criminal liability and medical errors in Switzerland : an unjust system? |
1424-7410 |
Jusletter |
Publication: JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift) |
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2371929 |
McLennan, Stuart |
Re: Would criminalising healthcare professionals for wilful neglect improve patient care? |
0959-535X |
BMJ: British medical journal |
JournalItem (Kommentare, Editorials, Rezensionen, Urteilsanmerk., etc. in einer wissensch. Zeitschr. |
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2576069 |
McLennan, Stuart; Walker, Simon; Rich, Leigh E. |
Should health care providers be forced to apologise after things go wrong? |
1176-7529 ; 1872-4353 |
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry |
Publication: JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift) |
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2576070 |
McLennan, Stuart; Rich, Leigh E; Truog, Robert D. |
Apologies in medicine: Legal protection is not enough. |
1488-2329 |
CMAJ |
Publication: JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift) |
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2616034 |
McLennan, Stuart |
Behandlungsfehler |
978-3-11-028462-1 |
Ethik und Recht in Medizin und Biowissenschaften : aktuelle Fallbeispiele aus Biologie, klinischer Praxis und Forschung |
Publication: Book Item (Buchkap., Lexikonartikel, jur. Kommentierung, Beiträge in Sammelbänden etc.) |
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2719798 |
McLennan, Stuart; Diebold, Martin; Rich, Leigh E.; Elger, Bernice. |
Nurses’ Perspectives Regarding the Disclosure of Errors to Patients: A Qualitative Study |
0020-7489 ; 1873-491X |
International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Publication: JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift) |
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2834585 |
Mc Lennan, Stuart Roger |
Medical Error Communication: Policy and Practice |
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Publication: Thesis (Dissertationen, Habilitationen) |
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Cooperations () |
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Kreditinhaber |
Kooperationspartner |
Institution |
Laufzeit - von |
Laufzeit - bis |
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1016858 |
Elger, Bernice Simone |
Scheidegger, Daniel, Prof., Co-Referee |
Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Basel |
01.06.2011 |
31.05.2014 |
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1016863 |
Elger, Bernice Simone |
Pieth, Mark, Prof. |
Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Basel |
01.06.2011 |
31.05.2014 |
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