With input from colleagues, they scrutinized 38 types of operating room packs, figured out which supplies were never used (like plastic basins, catheters, syringes and dressings), and asked their medical product vendor to remove them.
So here, with the help of Twitter, input from colleagues and my own personal experiences, is an initial proposal – admittedly still unscientific — for Kingdoms within the domain of Friendliness, and what countries (and cities and regions) might be contenders for each crown.
I would like to acknowledge the input from colleagues at the Blair Research Institute, the Biomedical Research and Training Institute, the Human Sciences Research Council, and from collaborating agencies that gave views on the contents of the article.
Instead of debating your feed forward input from colleagues, coaches or loved ones, (yes, this works at home as well!) simply accept the offering by saying 'thank you' and give yourself time to fully reflect on the wisdom shared.
The initial questionnaire was developed based on the prior experience of investigators, input from colleagues, peers as well as patients.
In collaboration with PAHO, the Basic Infection Control course originally developed in Canada post SARS was then translated into Spanish (http://www.ghrpinnovation.com/InfectionControl), with input from colleagues in Ecuador (led by co-author JB).
