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When medical teams fail today, it is less often a case of not knowing any better. More often, errors occur because medical team members are human. Care providers know what to do and how to do it; however, do they always intervene appropriately, every time, in the same manner? Despite our best efforts, patients can receive incomplete or inadequate care. Our knowledge has burdened us: the breadth and depth of what we know have exceeded our capability to deliver upon it reliably. We can overcome our shortcomings by implementing a strategy that reminds us what to do, in the proper order. Veterinary medical checklists are an effective strategy to reduce avoidable errors. Although checklists can be applied to any facet of veterinary practice, anesthesia and surgery are practical starting points for initiating change.