Expert Commentary

Medical errors: Caring for the second victim (you)

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Dr. Weiss discusses the challenges of coping with a medical error, the signs that a physician is experiencing personal consequences of an experienced medical error, and strategies that some institutions have in place to help physicians to deal with the personal struggles of a medical error


 

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