Can Simulated Team Tasks be Used to Improve Nontechnical Skills in the Operating Room?

• Published in: Journal of surgical education Vol. 73; no. 6; pp. e42 - e47
• Main Authors: Rao, Raghavendra, MD, Dumon, Kristoffel R., MD, FACS, Neylan, Christopher J., BA, Morris, Jon B., MD, Riddle, Elijah W., MD, Sensenig, Richard, MS, Park, Yangseon, MD, Williams, Noel N., MD, FRCSI, Dempsey, Daniel T., MD, FACS, Brooks, Ari D., MD, FACS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Clinical Competence; Cohort Studies; education; Education, Medical, Graduate - methods; Female; Gastric Bypass - education; gastrojejunostomy; General Surgery - education; Hospitals, University; Humans; Internship and Residency - methods; Interpersonal and Communication Skills; Laparoscopy - education; Male; nontechnical skills; Operating Rooms; Patient Care; Patient Care Team - organization & administration; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; Prospective Studies; Simulation Training - methods; Surgery; Task Performance and Analysis; technical skills; gastrojejunostomy; Interpersonal and communication skills; education; technical skills; nontechnical skills; Patient Care; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; Interpersonal and Communication Skills

Objective The purpose of this study was to understand the effect of a team-based surgical skills intervention on the technical and nontechnical skills of surgery residents. Design This was a prospective cohort study with pretesting or posttesting. We designed basic tasks for the assessment and learn...