News Item – Marathon 24- to 26-hour doctor shifts may be unsafe for patients: experts

The shifts that doctors in their residency work in Canadian hospitals are some of the longest in the world and may be unsafe for patients, a Marketplace investigation reveals.

CBC’s Marketplace investigated the effect that long shifts could have on patient safety. Working with the Western University’s Brain and Mind Institute, Marketplace conducted sleep-deprivation tests on cognitive functions like decision-making and reaction time.

Full article at: CBC News