“…In 2012, the authors of the present article surveyed chairmen of academic departments in the USA about their practice policies for older anaesthetists (Table 1). 9 The study included questions about whether the departments screened for six problem behaviours, including (i) critical incidents, (ii) errors in technique or judgement, (iii) substance abuse, (iv) emotional impairment, (v) fixation errors leading to performance issues and (vi) physical impairment. Almost all departments tracked critical incidents, almost three quarters tracked substance abuse, over half tracked physical and emotional impairment and fixation errors and a third of the departments tracked all six types of problem behaviour.…”