Moving forward in patient safety: multidisciplinary team training. [Review]
- 2013
Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present
Communication and teamwork deficiencies have been identified as major contributors to poor clinical outcomes in the labor and delivery unit. In response to these findings, multidisciplinary simulation-based team training techniques have developed to focus specifically on skills training for teams. The evidence demonstrates that multidisciplinary simulation-based team training minimizes poor outcomes by perfecting the elusive teamwork skills that cannot be taught in a didactic setting. Multidisciplinary simulation-based team training is also being used to detect latent system errors in existing or new units, to rehearse complicated procedures (surgical dress rehearsal), and to identify knowledge gaps of labor and delivery teams. Multidisciplinary simulation-based team training should be an integral component of ongoing quality-improvement efforts to ultimately produce teams of experts that perform proficiently. Copyright 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
English
0146-0005
*Clinical Competence/st [Standards] *Interdisciplinary Communication *Medical Errors/pc [Prevention & Control] *Obstetrics/ed [Education] *Patient Care Team/st [Standards] *Patient Safety/st [Standards] District of Columbia Emergency Medicine Female Humans Inservice Training Obstetrics/og [Organization & Administration] Obstetrics/st [Standards] Obstetrics/td [Trends] Patient Care Team/og [Organization & Administration] Pregnancy Quality Improvement
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Obstetrics and Gynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery