Background: Analyses of adverse events in surgery reveal that underlying causes are often
behavioural, such as communication failures, rather than technical. Non-technical (ie …

Communication is a key skill for anaesthetic practice. The 'non-informational'aspects of
communication, such as non-verbal elements and the degree to which the style of …

Many 21st century operations are characterised by teams of workers dealing with significant
risks and complex technology, in competitive, commercially-driven environments. Informed …

Background There is a mismatch between the broad range of learning theories offered in the
wider education literature and a relatively narrow range of theories privileged in the medical …

** Shortlisted for the NASEN Special Educational Needs Academic Book Award 2009** Inter-
professional collaborations are invaluable relationships which can prevent the social …

Medical students must be prepared for working in inter-professional and multi-disciplinary
clinical teams centred on a patient's care pathway. While there has been a good deal of …

Hospitals involve a complex socio-technical health system, where communication failures
influence the quality of patient care. Research indicates the importance of social identity and …

Team Situation Awareness (TSA) is one of the critical factors in effective Operating Room
(OR) teamwork and can impact patient safety and quality of care. While previous research …

Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities,
has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing …

A multi-faceted, longitudinal and prospective collaborative inquiry was initiated in December
2002 with one half of the cohort of operating theatre personnel in a large, acute UK hospital …