Adding kindness at handover to improve our collegiality: the K ISBAR tool
To the Editor: I refer to the opinion piece by Brewster and Waxman.1 The authors defined collegiality as "a work environment where responsibility and accountability are shared by colleagues, with mutual respect" However, in a health care setting, professional competency and patient safety are paramount; medical collegiality is desirable, but should not trump these goals. Collegial courtesy can compromise good patient care, despite concerns of competency in clinical judgement or skills.
The Medical journal of Australia