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Emotions, gender and patient safety |
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Despite the fact that there is a growing literature on gender and emotions both in psychology and other disciplines, there is very limited work on any possible links the debate might have to patient safety. Dr Arfanis has been involved in the study of gender and emotions -particularly in relation to masculinity- and there are plans to expand on his previous work to include issues connected to patient safety. More particularly, work is scheduled that will explore whether patient safety is enhanced when a male doctor is able to express his emotions and feelings both at home and at work, rather than adopt a ‘stiff upper lip’ approach.
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Emotions, gender, safety
