Beyond the Checklist

"Beyond the Checklist" argues that lives could be saved and patient care enhanced by adapting the relevant lessons of aviation safety and teamwork.

Suzanne Gordon is the author of Life Support and coeditor of First, Do Less Harm and The Complexities of Care, all from Cornell. Patrick Mendenhall is a Principal in Critical Reliability Concepts LLC, a pilot for a major commercial airline, and a member of the Air Line Pilots Association. Bonnie Blair OConnor is Associate Director, Pediatric Residency, at Hasbro Childrens Hospital/Alpert Medical School at Brown University. Captain Chesley Sully Sullenberger is an airline captain, aviation safety expert, and accident investigator. He is the author of Highest Duty.