Aim NetworkZ is a simulation-based multidisciplinary team-training programme designed to
enhance patient safety by improving communication and teamwork in operating theatres …

Aim Healthcare is delivered by teams, but the training of healthcare staff is commonly
undertaken in professional silos. This study investigated local perspectives on the …

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 …

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 …

Work in progress is reported for a research project aiming to improve multiprofessional
teamworking in operating theatres through iterative educational intervention. Experimental …

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: The perioperative environment is a high-risk and complex area and the
provision of safe, high-quality surgical care requires a multifaceted approach provided by …

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

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 …