Interview with Dr. Christopher Parshuram, critical care specialist with the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He is the lead author of a randomized trial published in CMAJ looking at patient safety, resident well-being and continuity of care for three resident duty schedules in the ICU. Work schedules incorporating shorter periods of continuous duty affected neither doctors' daytime sleepiness nor adverse outcomes in patients. Full article: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/02/09/cmaj.140752 First published: February 9, 2015, doi: 10.1503/cmaj.140752To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected]

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