Joyce Wahr

Dr. Joyce Wahr, a cardiac anesthesiologist and patient safety advocate, discusses her journey and the vital importance of addressing cognitive errors in clinical practice. She shares insights on System 1 and System 2 thinking, illustrating how automatic behaviors can lead to mistakes, especially in medication administration. Joyce highlights the dangers of eyewitness reliability and inattentional blindness, alongside advocating for practical solutions like engineering fixes in anesthesia. She emphasizes that effective patient safety isn’t just about trying harder, but implementing systemic changes.