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The Ethos Program:Re-defining Normal
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Dr Victoria Atkinson Group Chief Medical Officer
Group General Manager Clinical Governance
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
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1. Background
Unprofessional behaviours are creating a culture that is
putting staff and patients
at risk.
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Vanderbilt
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1. Background
• Poor behaviours increase surgical complications, hospital
acquired infections, medication errors and adverse outcomes.
• Poor behaviours affect operational efficiency and revenues
• Evidence indicates that early intervention can prevent minor
inappropriate behaviours from escalating into bullying and
harassment.
• Cultural change is created through conversations
Our aim is a kinder, safer and more reliable healthcare
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The impacts are felt by:
• Patients; linked to safety, errors especially in procedural areas
and patient complaints
• Staff; turnover and retention and associated recruitment costs,
reduced productivity through poor morale and demands on
management time, OH&S, training impact, reset career goals,
suppresses ideas,
• Institutions; stifles potential, significant legal costs and
reputational damage, economic cost, propagation of culture
It’s all about safety
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Policies and Processes– Finally the answer…
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Or not…..No Difference
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Where’s the Evidence?
• Studies across NHS, Canada, USA and Germany including a Joint Commission review in 2008
• Worst perpetrators are only 2-3% of staff but their influence casts shroud over entire hospital; directly or through others
• 2/3 of nurses reported being abused by other nurses or physicians in last 3 months
• 44% were dissatisfied at work, with 21% planning to leave within 12 months
So what is normal professional behaviour for the other 98% of staff?
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Prevalence of bullying/harassment in the
health sector
• 49% Fellows, trainees and IMGs report being subjected to BHSD
• 54% trainees and 45% fellows <10 yrs report being bullied
• 71% of hospitals reported BHSD within last 5 years, mostly bullying
• Across all specialities
• Senior surgeons and consultants the primary source problems
• Prevalence of bullying/harassment in the
health sector not conclusively known
• Research suggests it is widespread
• 25% of employees in the health sector have
reported experiencing bullying – the highest
of all Victorian public sector agencies
• 40% of nurses and 39% of surgeons
reported experiencing bullying.
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Training Medical Staff
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Psychological GenderDiscrimination
(F)
GenderDiscrimination
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SexualHarrassment
(F)
SexualHarrassment
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Physicalassault
Abuse and Discrimination in Medical Registrars (Canada)
SMS Peers (incl nursing) Patients
Cornelia H.M et al. Discrimination and Abuse in Internal Medicine
Residency (1996). J Gen Intern Med 1996; 11:401-405
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Is Gender Important?
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Genders
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What about Gender?
Women in healthcare are twice as likely to experience all
types of bullying and harassment as men
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Gender at SVHA; How do we rate?
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SVHA Non-Medical Workforce
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SVHA Non-Medical Workforce Gender
Male Female Column1
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SVHA Medical Workforce Gender:
Public Division
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Proportional Medical Staff Gender Distribution: Public Division
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SVHA Medical Workforce Gender:
Speciality Breakdown
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General
medicine SVHS
31% female vs
SVHM
47%
Surgery at
SVHS 8%
female vs
SVHM 22%
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SMS Gender Breakdown By Speciality Area : Public Division
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What are the root causes?
VAGO report found that across the health sector:
• poor accountability for inappropriate behaviour
• a ‘double standard’ where some individuals are perceived as ‘untouchable’
• widespread under reporting due to:
• belief that the reported behaviour will not be addressed
• distrust of human resources departments
• fear of repercussions
• normalisation and acceptance of inappropriate behaviour particularly among
junior doctors.
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What are the root causes?
• The health sector has an entrenched clinical hierarchy.
• Environments can be insular; especially procedural areas.
• Tradition plays key role in culture.
• Career still dependent on reputation, references and word of mouth; even as
VMO.
• Clinical prowess still valued much more than behavioural exemplars.
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Promoting Professionalism:
Addressing Behaviours that
Undermine a Culture of Safety,
Reliability and Accountability
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Background
• Vanderbilt program is built on the premise that most staff are good people,
doing the right thing for the right reasons
• Honours people who are behaving well
• Based on peer accountability, peer messaging and peer comparison
• Create micro / macro environments to intervene early & often
• Data and safety driven interventions
• These systems enable the right culture
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• Patient and staff observations gathered through reporting system
• Observations are triaged into a tiered accountability model which
aligns with human resource processes and laws
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Vanderbilt
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The Ethos Program
Redefining Normal
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The Ethos Program
We feel safe
We feel valued
We feel welcome
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SVHA has a long legacy of living our values through
professional practice.
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The principles of the Ethos Program are:
• All SVHA staff are entitled to a safe workplace
• We will encourage, acknowledge and reward behaviours that
reflect our values.
• Our response to behaviour that undermines patient or staff wellbeing
will be consistent, transparent and equitable.
• Our staff are given an opportunity for reflection and self-regulation
• Particular attention will be paid to vulnerable groups e.g. trainees,
junior staff.
• Diversity and gender balance are central to organisational strength.
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Building Cultural Identity
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Reporting
Electronic reporting app / database
Positive or negative event report
Safe voice; anonymous / confidential
Patient observations
Staff observations
Behavioural and safety events
Accountablility
Equitable, consistent and transparent
Tiered intervention model
Signed behavioural declaration
Aligned with internal HR policies / by laws
Aligned with laws / legislation
Internal Governance
Building Cultural Identity
Cultural Training / communicaton
Orientation
Recruitment
Performance management
Gender diversity / equality
Build external partnerships
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Login and report behaviour
Reports assessed by trained
triage team
Response determined by
Ethos model
Can remain
anonymous
Dependent on
severity of event /
number of related
reports
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The SVHA Ethos model
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Building external relationships:
Creating the Web
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Communication – current model
Staff member
Facility
ProfessionalCollege
Regulatory board
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Support services
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Communication – Creating a web
Staff member
Facility
Support services
ProfessionalColleges
Regulatory board
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• Working with Jeffrey Braithwaite and Johanna Westbrook from AIHI
Macquarie University on NHMRC partnership proposal
• Work with Vanderbilt University Medical Centre on collaborative research
• Explore partnerships with other health services
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Research and Evaluation
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