Background Team communication in operating rooms is problematic worldwide, and can
negatively impact patient safety. Although initiatives such as the World Health Organization's …

ABSTRACT AIMS: We ran a Multidisciplinary Operating Room Simulation (MORSim) course
for 20 complete general surgical teams from two large metropolitan hospitals. Our goal was …

BACKGROUND: In Australia and New Zealand, surgical trainees are expected to develop
competencies across 9 domains. Although structured training is provided in several …

Background Despite importance to patient care, team training is infrequently used in surgical
education. To address this, a workshop was developed by the Association for Surgical …

Communication failures in healthcare are frequent and linked to adverse events and
treatment errors. Simulation-based team training has been proposed to address this. We …

Background Effective communication between operating room staff is widely acknowledged
as an essential element that contributes to patient outcomes. Various structured …

Background Effective teamwork and communication are correlated with improved patient
care quality and outcomes. The belief that each team member contributes to excellent …

The perioperative domain has a long history of teamwork training and investigations into the
role of communication in patient safety. The environment has led to the development of …

Introduction: Nontechnical skills (NTS) such as teamwork and communication play an
important role in preventing adverse outcomes in the operating room (OR). Simulation …

Objective Simulation is a technique recommended for teaching and measuring teamwork,
but few published methodologies are available on how best to design simulation for …