• High Reliability Wellness
    with the SCOTT Protocol™

    High Reliability Science is a methodology designed to reduce the risk of harmful events. Originally created to reduce the risks for the nuclear and aviation industries, the methodology has been adopted to many fields. For the first time, Dr. Scott has taken these same methodologies and applied them to management of personal wellness.
     
    Like the operations above, managing human wellness can be a difficult job. Just like a complex business, the human body has thousands of potential points of failure, Managing health requires more than diet and exercise–it requires a multifaceted approach to prevent potential issues before they occur.

    The five Validated principals of
    High Reliability Science
    have been translated by Dr. Scott
    into the S-C-O-T-T Protocol.

    High Reliability Wellness is based on:

    • Self Awareness - Understanding your own wellness, both in terms of potential genetic disease, the lifestyle adjustments needed to reduce those risks, and staying in tune with the link between daily choices and long-term wellness. Self awareness also refers to ‘situational awareness’.
    • Consistent Monitoring - Continually monitoring vitals such as weight, blood pressure, or blood sugar at home, and receiving in-office diagnostics on a regular basis, such as blood panels, pap smears, PSA testing, mammograms, colonoscopies, and more. But more than ‘knowing your numbers’, The protocol mandates that you note variances in how your body is functioning and recognize the opportunity to investigate and not simplify a response. For example, my headache, thirst and blurred vision are just due to working hard and lack of sleep. In actuality these are symptoms classic of diabetes.
    • Oversight - Ensuring that there's an expert watching over your wellness. Even if you don't think there is a problem with your health, a physician or specialist can often read between the lines in complex health situations that you may not be aware of.
    • Tenacity - Recognizing that life is a continual process of growth, and that unavoidable diseases do offer a path for recover and improved quality of life.
    • Taking Action - Wellness isn't something you start worrying about in the future, it's something you start planning for NOW!

    References

    • Gauthereau, V., 2003. Work practice, safety and heedfulness. Studies of organizational reliability in hospitals and nuclear power plants. Bigley, G.A. and Roberts, K.H., 2001.
    • The incident command system: High-reliability organizing for complex and volatile task environments. Academy of Management Journal, 44(6), pp.1281-1299.
    • Weick KE, Sutcliffe KM, Obstfeld D. Organizing for high reliability: Processes of collective mindfulness. Crisis management. 2008;3(1):81-123.