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Making Disclosure A Reality For Healthcare Organizations 

Sorry Works! Research: Important Contributions, Exciting New Projects

Earlier this week, Sorry Works! announced the open-access publication of our study on the prevalence of disclosure and apology in the American medical school curriculum.  "Measuring the Uptake of Disclosure and Apology Content in the American Medical School Curriculum," appears in the April edition of the Journal Medical Education and Curricular Development, a Sage Journal.  This study was generously funded by MAG Mutual Foundation and a private family foundation.  Here is the open-access link. 

Sorry Works! has long been known for advocacy and training services.  We are, however, growing our presence in research and scholarly peer-reviewed literature:  Here is a list of our recent studies and publications:

  • Wojcieszak, Doug. "Measuring the Uptake of Disclosure and Apology Content in the American Medical School Curriculum." Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development 9 (2022): 23821205221088790.

  • Wojcieszak, Doug. "How will state medical boards handle cases involving disclosure and apology for medical errors?." Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management (2022): 25160435211070096.

  • Wojcieszak, D. “Ethically Inconsistent Marketing of Communication and Resolution Programs (CRPs)” BMJ Journal of Medical Ethics Blog, November 30, 2021

  • Wojcieszak, D. “Consumer Background and Composition on State Medical Boards: Who Are These Citizen Members and Do They Adequately Protect the Public?” Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management (2021): 25160435211054343.

  • Wojcieszak, D. “Designer Paralyzed, Worked With Hospital,” Journal of Medical Practice Management, pg 337, May/June 2021.

  • Wojcieszak, D. “Apology, Exposing the Past Key to African Americans Embracing COVID 19 Vaccines, American Medicine?” BMJ Journal of Medical Ethics Blog, January 22, 2021

  • Wojcieszak, D. "Review of Disclosure and Apology Literature: Gaps and Needs," Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, Volume 40, Number 1, 2020.

  • Wojcieszak, D. “Communication and Resolution Programmes Need to be Effectively Marketed to Leadership and Stakeholders,” BMJ Qual Saf 2020, 0:1

  • Wojcieszak, D. "Clinicians are victims of a bad system and want change," British Medical Journal, 2019, 365: l2159

  • Wojcieszak, D. "Inclusion of Plaintiff Attorneys in Research into the Effects of Harmful Events," The Joint Commission Journal of Quality and Patient Safety, 2018, Volume 44: 757-758

  • Wojcieszak, D, Saxton, J.W, & Finkelstein, MM. “Ethics Training Needs to Emphasize Disclosure & Apology. HEC Forum 20, 291-305 (2008).

  • Wojcieszak, D, Banja, J, & Houck, C. “The Sorry Works! Coalition: making the case for full-disclosure.” Jt Comm. J. Qual Patient Saf, 2006, June; 32 (6) 344-50.

  • Wojcieszak, D. “Consumers as Partners – Standards, Audits, and Saying I’m Sorry: An Engineer’s Family Proposes Solutions.” Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, May/June 2005.

This fall (2022), Sorry Works! will launch three to four additional research projects:

  • Evaluation of medical schools that claim robust curriculum on disclosure and apology

  • Evaluation of 2nd generation apology laws

  • Surveying teaching of disclosure and apology in clinical ethics training programs.

We are also formulating additional research on how state medical boards handle cases involving disclosure and apology. Doug Wojcieszak will be discussing his paper on this topic with the Federation of State Medical Boards during a June 2022 meeting.

For more information on these research projects, contact Doug Wojcieszak at 618-559-8168 or doug@sorryworks.net. To make a donation to support our research efforts, click on this link.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

- Doug

Doug Wojcieszak, MA, MS
Founder & President
Sorry Works!
618-559-8168
doug@sorryworks.net

Doug Wojcieszak