Clinical inertia and medical therapy for heart failure: the unintended harms of ‘first, do no harm’
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DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2283
Abstract: Conceptually embodied within the Hippocratic Oath, this phrase is taught to students in healthcare across the world as one of the core principles of medical ethics and clinician responsibility. In part, the phrase is meant… read more here.
Keywords: therapy; first harm; medical therapy; heart failure ... See more keywords
First, Do No Harm: Why Philanthropy Needs to Re-Examine Its Role in Reproductive Equity and Racial Justice
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DOI: 10.1089/heq.2019.0094
Abstract: The philanthropic-industrial complex fosters the belief that the most marginalized communities lack an existing repository of historical and contemporary knowledge to address social and health inequities. In so doing, philanthropy has contributed to the diminishing… read more here.
Keywords: equity; justice; first harm; equity racial ... See more keywords
“First, do no harm” is true for NHS management too
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k656
Abstract: McCartney is spot on in her column about the reasons for the current NHS crisis.1 Huge amounts of money been wasted on initiatives like the internal market, the white elephant Darzi centres, and the ultimate… read more here.
Keywords: nhs management; first harm; harm true; true nhs ... See more keywords
First, Do No Harm (Gone Wrong): Total-Scale Analysis of Medical Errors Scientific Literature
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.558913
Abstract: Objective: Medical errors represent a leading cause of patient morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to quantitatively analyze the existing scientific literature on medical errors in order to gain new insights in… read more here.
Keywords: literature; research; analysis; first harm ... See more keywords
First do no harm: overdiagnosis in Pediatrics.
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DOI: 10.5546/aap.2018.eng.426
Abstract: Many errors can be made in diagnosis: underdiagnosis, misdiagnosis, and overdiagnosis. While underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis are clear errors, in overdiagnosis, a true abnormality is discovered, but detection does not benefit the patient. Harm occurs when… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; first harm; harm overdiagnosis; overdiagnosis ... See more keywords
Quoting Patients in Clinical Notes: First, Do No Harm
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DOI: 10.7326/m21-2449
Abstract: Quotation marks, a grammatical device for distinguishing text as the words or thoughts of another person, are ubiquitous in society and in medicine. Although there are some good reasons to use quotes in patient medical… read more here.
Keywords: notes first; medicine; first harm; patients clinical ... See more keywords