‘Whatever you do, don't get in to this. There is nothing you can do. It will only send you mad.' https://t.co/FkmJUOkxKU pic.twitter.com/1V3aFVweO3
— Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) December 8, 2017
There’s no doubt that doctors, surgeons, nurses, and other medical professionals deserve a medal for their life-saving work. However, the chaos of emergency care can lead to mistakes that could have been avoided. During his career, Sydney-based anesthetist Dr. Rob Hackett has witnessed delays in performing time-sensitive procedures on patients because doctors couldn't remember each other's names or professions. He’s also observed incidents where medical students were asked to do something they weren’t qualified to do because they were mistaken for qualified surgeons.
In a bid to fix common mix-ups in the operating room, Dr. Hackett decided to write his name and profession on his scrub cap. The simple idea not only reduces the chance of delays and miss-identification between colleagues, but it also shows patients that doctors are human too. In fact, Dr. Hackett felt his idea was so necessary to patient safety that he started an online campaign—under the hashtag #TheatreCapChallenge—to ask other doctors to do the same. The trend was slow to take off; but after a little over a year, Dr. Hackett’s life-saving idea is now being applied in hospitals all over the world.
“The #TheatreCapChallenge is an initiative from the PatientSafe Network in response to concerns about how easily avoidable mistakes and poor communication are contributing to rising adverse events for our patients,” Dr. Hackett reveals. “It has been adopted around the world with studies from the US and UK demonstrating how this simple idea can decrease human errors in healthcare.”
Sydney based anesthetist Dr. Hackett decided to write his name and profession on his scrub cap to avoid communication issues in hospitals.
Willing to let others know you're human to improve #patientsafety?https://t.co/oCHmeUgExn #knowyourhuman pic.twitter.com/wcYxvTZYLS
— Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) July 18, 2017
The simple idea has been shown to save valuable seconds in operating rooms (aka operating theatres) by reducing miss-identification between colleagues.
We believe through working together we’ll create the best environment for patient care.https://t.co/lN4Ig6A1YN pic.twitter.com/y666F5pFUn
— Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) February 3, 2019
#TheatreCapChallenge Why?
Working together we’ll create the best environment for patient care.https://t.co/lN4Ig6A1YN pic.twitter.com/Xr01OmmyjU
— Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) February 4, 2019
It also shows patients that doctors are human too.
How can we improve healthcare?https://t.co/aYiA90fMvT pic.twitter.com/aUz3A8UzHv
— Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) January 24, 2019
We believe through working together we’ll create the best environment for patient care.https://t.co/lN4Ig6A1YN pic.twitter.com/fat31BWhVY
— Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) January 23, 2019
Dr. Hackett began the #TheatreCapChallenge and now medical staff around the world are applying his idea.
I double dare everyone who works in theatre to show their support for #patientsafety – wear a theatre cap with your name & role on and post it on social media #TheatreCapChallenge https://t.co/Kv03iQOHwa pic.twitter.com/yFmDzPvHoR
— Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) February 1, 2019
#TheatreCapChallenge Why?
Together we’ll create the best environment for patient carehttps://t.co/lN4Ig6A1YN pic.twitter.com/4Hi6kEDTr0
— Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) January 31, 2019
Through working together we’ll create the best environment for patient care.https://t.co/lN4Ig6A1YN pic.twitter.com/sOtGV5CxFf
— Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) January 30, 2019
#TheatreCapChallenge Why?
We believe together we’ll create the best environment for patient carehttps://t.co/lN4Ig6A1YN pic.twitter.com/uGLJiMV86I
— Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) January 30, 2019
Within Australia ACORN standards support the use of re-usable theatre hats. There are several suppliers internationally. https://t.co/C0PImOGmbE pic.twitter.com/MgVtOLt0uG
— Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) January 25, 2019
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