Safety culture in anaesthesiology: basic concepts and

Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol · Jun 2011

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Safety culture in anaesthesiology: basic concepts and practical application.

This article starts from a social science viewpoint and reviews the concepts and measurement of safety culture and climate in their original industrial settings and in health care. Typical items measured and generic characteristics of a positive safety culture are described. The role of personality, professional group membership and anaesthesiology-specific knowledge and expertise in shaping notions of risk and safety and safety behaviour are discussed. The difficulties of changing human behaviour are outlined, and the pivotal role which anaesthesiologists can play in promoting a positive safety culture, both individually and within their teams and organisations, is highlighted.

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- Konstantinos Arfanis, Evridiki Fioratou, and Andrew Smith.
- Lancaster Patient Safety Research Unit, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Ashton Road, Lancaster, UK.
- Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2011 Jun 1;25(2):229-38.
AbstractThis article starts from a social science viewpoint and reviews the concepts and measurement of safety culture and climate in their original industrial settings and in health care. Typical items measured and generic characteristics of a positive safety culture are described. The role of personality, professional group membership and anaesthesiology-specific knowledge and expertise in shaping notions of risk and safety and safety behaviour are discussed. The difficulties of changing human behaviour are outlined, and the pivotal role which anaesthesiologists can play in promoting a positive safety culture, both individually and within their teams and organisations, is highlighted.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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