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Bouncebacks! Medical and Legal

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By Michael B. Weinstock, MD and Kevin M. Klauer, DO
Anadem Publishing, 2012
Review by Bob Sweeney, published in preamble to the book itself:

Bouncebacks offers a novel and compelling method of teaching practicing clinicians in the emergency medicine arena to identify, prioritize and avoid "missing" high risk presentations.

There are already many highly regarded texts and other curricula focused on the clinical diagnosis and treatment of ambiguous, but potentially lethal cases, but few deal directly with the psychological environment faced by the emergency physician and staff. These professionals encounter multiple competing agendas for their attention.

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Solving the July Effect

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This summer I stumbled upon an amusing entry on CNN.com from Anthony Youn, M.D., a plastic surgeon in Metro Detroit. He is the author of “In Stitches,” a humorous memoir about growing up Asian American and becoming a doctor.

In his post, he talks about “The July Effect” - something Challenger is actively addressing. Dr. Youn writes:

A recent study published by the Journal of General Internal Medicine reported a 10 percent spike in teaching hospital deaths during the month of July due to medical errors. We call this spike “The July Effect” and we attribute it to the influx of new interns and residents.

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The Residents Complained…Ten Thousand Hours to Expertise.

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Memphis, TN 9/15/2011 - I was speaking to the new residents at a program in a large Midwestern city last week. The Program Director had asked me to do so because the residents just hate the time it takes to complete these Challenger assignments. They didn’t object to the quality of the materials – just the amount of time and the difficulty of the testing. Could I offer some new ideas?

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