1. What's meant by a "bench-to-bedside" relationship?
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Transcribed Image Text:ysis of mistakes and improvement of patient safety.
"We believe that disclosure of errors in an atmosphere that focuses on solu-
tions, not blame, will make healthcare safer for everyone," he wrote.
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1. What's meant by a "bench-to-bedside" relationship?
2. What reasons might explain Duke University Hospital's initial decision to
provide the news media with reports only on Jesica's condition?
3. The Santillan family and friends decided to pursue a broad public appeal for
a second set of organs for transplant. What strategy and tactics would you
have recommended?
4. Duke's chancellor for health affairs said the case involved questions con-
cerning a patient's privacy rights, needs of the patient's family, and the pub-
lic's right to know. How would you balance these three?
Information for this case was drawn from the following: the Duke University Medical Center Web sites
at http://news.mc.duke.edu/mediakits/detail.php?id=6498 and http://www.dukehealth.org/news/de-
fault.asp; Avery, S., & Martinez, A. (25 February 2003), "Duke caught in PR quagmire," The News &
Observer, p. Al; Cheng, V. (19 February 2003), "Duke's image takes b'ow," The News & Observer, p.
ws & Observer, p. Al; (30 May
A9; Draper, M. (13 February 2003), "Girl's miracle fleeting," The
2003), "Duke's amazing PR coup continues," The Herald-Sun, p. B1; Eisley, M. (16 February 2003),
"Mistake alleged in blood match," The News & Observer, p. B1; Fass, A. (9 June 2003), "Duking it out,"
Forbes, p. 134; Grady, D. (19 February 2003), "Donor mix-up leaves girl, 17, fighting for life," The New
York Times, p. Al; Kirkpatrick, C. (18 June 2003), "Duke Hospital admits to botching transplant," The
Herald-Sun, p. A1; Snyderman, R. (26 April 2003), "Owning up to mistakes in medicine," The News &
Observer, p. A19; and Weissert, W. (7 March 2003), "Mexican village was ready, but Jesica's funeral not
to be," The Herald-Sun, p. A 10.
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The notion of "bench-to-bedside translation," sometimes known as the "bench-to-bedside" connection, is applied in the scientific and medical research domains. It explains how basic scientific discoveries and improvements created in the lab (the "bench") are translated into useful applications and therapies that help patients get care at the clinic or at the patient's bedside.
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