Teamwork and Communication in Surgical Teams: Implications for Patient Safety - 01/11/17
Correspondence address: Peter Mills, PhD, MS, VAMC (11Q), 215 N Main St, White River Junction, VT 05009.Résumé |
Background |
As part of a national program in the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve communication within the health-care environment, the Medical Team Training questionnaire was developed to assess organizational culture, communication, teamwork, and awareness of human factors engineering principles.
Study Design |
The Medical Team Training questionnaire was pilot tested with 300 health-care clinicians. The final version of the Medical Team Training questionnaire was administered to an interdisciplinary group of 384 surgical staff members in 6 facilities as part of the Medical Team Training pilot project in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Results |
The results revealed a pattern of discrepancies among physicians and nurses in which surgeons perceive a stronger organizational culture of safety, better communication, and better teamwork than either nurses or anesthesiologists do.
Conclusions |
The Medical Team Training questionnaire was helpful in identifying hidden problems with communication before formal team training learning sessions, and it will be useful in focusing efforts to improve communication and teamwork in the operating room.
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| Competing Interests Declared: None. |
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| This article is the result of work supported with resources and the use of facilities at the Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety in Ann Arbor, MI, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, White River Junction, VT. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or of the US government. |
Vol 206 - N° 1
P. 107-112 - janvier 2008 Retour au numéro
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