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 …

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 …

Introduction Analyses of adverse events inside the operating theatre has demonstrated that
many errors are caused by failure in non‐technical skills and teamwork. While simulation …

Background Operating rooms have become more technically complex due to new advanced
procedures, which has increased demands on teamwork in the operating room. In response …

BACKGROUND: The operating room (OR) is a dynamic, high risk setting requiring effective
teamwork for the safe delivery of care. Teamwork in the modern OR, however, is less than …

BACKGROUND: The operating room is a dynamic environment in which proper teamwork is
essential. After piloting a simulation-based interdisciplinary operative team training program …

Current simulation training initiatives predominantly occur in uniprofessional silos and do
little to integrate different disciplines working in the operating room (OR). The objective of …

Introduction NetworkZ is a national, insurer-funded multidisciplinary simulation-based team-
training programme for all New Zealand surgical teams. NetworkZ is delivered in situ, using …

AIM: Unintended patient harm is a major contributor to poor outcomes for surgical patients
and often reflects failures in teamwork. To address this we developed a Multidisciplinary …

Objective: To test the feasibility of implementing a standardized teamwork training program
with full operating room teams in multiple institutions, driven by malpractice insurer support …