How should doctors use e-portfolios in the wake of the Bawa-Garba case?

Abstract: The case of trainee paediatrician Hadiza Bawa-Garba has rocked the medical profession from top to bottom. Doctors fear that their written reflections about mistakes made, intended as an important tool for personal learning, could be used against them in court. There are widespread worries that doctors will be less than frank in their reflections, threatening the learning culture that patient safety demands.