Culture of Professionalism Instituted

There is a growing recognition that an increase in medical errors and adverse events and deterioration in safe working conditions can occur in health care institutions where professionalism is not embraced and expectations of acceptable behaviours are not clear and enforced. In 2008 Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) created the Center for Professionalism and Peer Support (CPPS) and has seen tremendous success in this initiative. Researchers recently analyzed data from the ...