Background Systematically observing clinical performance in the operating room (OR) to
support patient safety initiatives faces numerous logistical and methodological challenges …

My grandfather was a general practitioner in a small town in the USA in the mid-20th
century. His medical team consisted of himself and a nurse (who was also my grandmother) …

Background Given the multifaceted nature of operating room teams, miscommunication at
various perioperative stages leads to lapses in teamwork and communication, which …

Background Effective working in multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) is promoted as essential in
ensuring good healthcare outcomes, suggesting that an understanding exists of the …

Background: Systematic and multiprofessional trauma team training using simulation was
introduced in Norway in 1997. The concept was developed out of necessity in two district …

There is growing evidence supporting the use of simulation-based education to improve
teamwork in the clinical environment, which results in improved patient outcomes …

BACKGROUND: The recent emergence of the Systems Approach to the safety and quality of
surgical care has triggered individual and team skills training modules for surgeons and …

Objective To test the hypotheses that classroom and simulation-based crew resource
management (CRM) training interventions improve teamwork attitudes and behaviours of …

Objective: To determine if high fidelity simulation based team training can improve clinical
team performance when added to an existing didactic teamwork curriculum. Setting: Level 1 …

Background One challenge identified in the Surgical Safety Checklist literature is the
inconsistent participation of operating teams in the safety checks. Less is known about how …