The impact of brief team communication, leadership and team behavior training on ad hoc team performance in trauma care settings

• Published in: The American journal of surgery Vol. 207; no. 2; pp. 170 - 178
• Main Authors: Roberts, Nicole K., Williams, Reed G., Schwind, Cathy J., Sutyak, John A., McDowell, Christopher, Griffen, David, Wall, Jarrod, Sanfey, Hilary, Chestnut, Audra, Meier, Andreas H., Wohltmann, Christopher, Clark, Ted R., Wetter, Nathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2014; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Behavior; Clinical Competence; Communication; Curriculum; Education, Medical, Undergraduate - methods; Emergency medical care; Follow-Up Studies; Group Processes; Health care; Hospitals; Human subjects; Humans; Interprofessional education; Leadership; Medicine; Patient Care Team; Patient Simulation; Physicians; Prospective Studies; Simulation; Surgery; Team training; Trauma care; Trauma Centers; United States; United States; Leadership; Team training; Interprofessional education; Trauma care; Communication

Communication breakdowns and care coordination problems often cause preventable adverse patient care events, which can be especially acute in the trauma setting, in which ad hoc teams have little time for advanced planning. Existing teamwork curricula do not address the particular issues associated...