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Podcast: My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership
Episode: The Surgical Mistake That Changed a Doctor’s Life: Dr. David Mayer on Honesty and Patient Safety
Description: CEO of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation
Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake70
My guest for Episode #70 is Dr. David B. Mayer. He is both the Chief Executive Officer of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation and Executive Director of MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety.
In today's episode, Dave shares a compelling story from his time as an anesthesia resident. What happened after the surgeon cut into the wrong side of the patient? Was the coverup worse than the crime? What did Dave learn from this incident and the pressure to keep...