Medical Errors - Challenges in Avoiding Them and Resolving Them--and Moving On From Them

Medical errors happen to all pathologists, and every pathologist wants to make sure that they never happen. Indeed, there are whole books on identifying and correcting errors that should be part of every lab's quality management plan and CAP accreditation is there to help pathologists prevent, catch, and correct errors. However what is often missed is the worry, mental effort and stress that pathologists who are new in practice feel regarding mistakes when they first started their careers. In this CAPcast, Drs. Richard Owings, Juanita Evans, and Yasmeen Butt discuss medical errors--how to confront and move on from them, as well as how to avoid them. Drs. Owings, Evans, and Butt are all members of the CAP's New in Practice Committee. Additional resources for pathologists who are early in their career are available on the New-in-Practice section of CAP.org: capatholo.gy/3btuncz.