Originally Posted by Pilot Positive
In terms of CRM, how does the situation compare to either other European NHS's (e.g France) or the US? How is CRM actively applied in these countries?
To be honest, I don't know. Judging by material published by
SESAM, it varies by hospital or medical school more than it does by country at the moment. It seems that Europe is slightly ahead of the US.
I ask because I think it could be a 2 way thing. Not just medicine learning from aviation but also aviation learning from medicine - just not sure where the mutual exchange benefit lies.
Maybe.
Having done very little flying it's hard for me to say. I would suggest that medicine is much more non-standard than aviation. Who you work with, who your backup is changes hour to hour, how the problem presents varies and there are many 'problems' that are really just normal variants or reporting errors.
Perhaps the thing medicine has to offer is flexibility and critical thinking?