- 36% didn't completely agree that it was their responsibility to report these colleagues in every case.
- 17% of doctors said they had known of a colleague who was impaired or incompetent in the last three years, but 1/3 of those did nothing about it.
- The American Medical Association (AMA) has a policy stating that doctors are ethically bound to report colleagues they believe are unfit to practice.
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One out of three doctors didn't report colleagues they believed were "impaired or incompetent" to authorities - Reuters (article link)
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Certain lines of work like the transportation industry are linked to increased risk of metabolic syndrome - Reuters (article link)
- For the transportation industry the work itself remained linked to an increased risk of metabolic syndrome.
- The finding is in line with past studies, higher rates of heart disease and stroke among transportation workers.
- Factors such as irregular work schedules, poorer sleep habits, job stress -- might explain the link between transportation work and metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome overall U.S. risk 22%; Writers, artists, entertainers, scientists, engineers 8-9%; doctors, health professionals 12%; Transportation industry, construction 25%; Farm industry, food service 30%.
A pharmaceutical corporation fined $250 million in sex bias case - MSNBC (video)
A New York Federal Jury hit the drug company Novartis with a multi-million dollar damage verdict Wednesday in the largest gender discrimination suit of its kind.
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Facebook; Employers go online to check up on employee prospects featuring Obama warning to think before you post - MSNBC (video)
Being savvy about the practical uses, and pitfalls, of social media is becoming increasingly important as employers go online to check up on what their workers and prospective hires are up to. Career expert Nicole Williams explains why more and more people are taking a "less is more" approach to their online lives.
Checklist helps surgical teams avoid mistakes and cuts deaths by more than half during urgent surgery - Reuters (article link)
- The number of surgical complications fell by more than a 1/3.
- Washing your hands -- saved Michigan State more than $100 million and 1500 lives over 1.5 year.
- 8 different hospitals tested around the world -- urgent surgery -- deaths dropped by almost 2/3.
- Study introduced by World Health Organization (WHO) in 2008 -- Safe Surgery Saves Lives program.
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- Caffeine might help some shift workers make fewer errors - CBC (article link)
- Fire officials are looking to protect their front-line workers against toxic materials or toxic blazes - CBC (article link)
- Workplace rants on social media like Facebook are headache for companies - CNN (article link)
- The Province of Ontario Canada wants to make workplace bullying against the law in June – CNN (video)
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