Abstract
Objectives: To develop and implement a team-training curriculum. We hypothesized that better interactions between personnel would lead to improved patient safety, increased efficiency, and better staff satisfaction. Design: Prospective assessment of a team-training program. Setting: University- affiliated hospital. Participants: Operating room physicians, nurses, technicians, and other personnel. Interventions: Four-hour classroom curriculum, in- traoperative coaching on team-related behaviors, and follow-up feedback sessions. Main Outcome Measures: Baseline metrics and observational data were collected for 3 months before implementing the team-training program and 6 months after a designated implementation date. A questionnaire regarding perceptions of teamwork was completed at the beginning of and 6 weeks following the team-training classroom session. Results: Six months after implementation of team training, compliance with preoperative briefings was 66%. No changes in hospital metrics were observed. An improved perception of teamwork among the participants was demonstrated in pretraining and posttraining surveys. Perceptions of teamwork and the utility of a pre-operative briefing differed among nurses, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Conclusions: Our team-training program resulted in moderate compliance with behaviors taught in the curriculum. Even with only moderate compliance, we demonstrated improved perceptions of teamwork.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 107-112 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Archives of Surgery |
| Volume | 144 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2009 |
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Surgical team Training : The northwestern memorial hospital experience. / Halverson, Amy L; Andersson, Jennifer L.; Anderson, Karen; Lombardo, Justin; Park, Christine S; Rademaker, Alfred W; Moorman, Don W.
In: Archives of Surgery, Vol. 144, No. 2, 01.02.2009, p. 107-112.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Surgical team Training
T2 - The northwestern memorial hospital experience
AU - Halverson, Amy L
AU - Andersson, Jennifer L.
AU - Anderson, Karen
AU - Lombardo, Justin
AU - Park, Christine S
AU - Rademaker, Alfred W
AU - Moorman, Don W.
PY - 2009/2/1
Y1 - 2009/2/1
N2 - Objectives: To develop and implement a team-training curriculum. We hypothesized that better interactions between personnel would lead to improved patient safety, increased efficiency, and better staff satisfaction. Design: Prospective assessment of a team-training program. Setting: University- affiliated hospital. Participants: Operating room physicians, nurses, technicians, and other personnel. Interventions: Four-hour classroom curriculum, in- traoperative coaching on team-related behaviors, and follow-up feedback sessions. Main Outcome Measures: Baseline metrics and observational data were collected for 3 months before implementing the team-training program and 6 months after a designated implementation date. A questionnaire regarding perceptions of teamwork was completed at the beginning of and 6 weeks following the team-training classroom session. Results: Six months after implementation of team training, compliance with preoperative briefings was 66%. No changes in hospital metrics were observed. An improved perception of teamwork among the participants was demonstrated in pretraining and posttraining surveys. Perceptions of teamwork and the utility of a pre-operative briefing differed among nurses, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Conclusions: Our team-training program resulted in moderate compliance with behaviors taught in the curriculum. Even with only moderate compliance, we demonstrated improved perceptions of teamwork.
AB - Objectives: To develop and implement a team-training curriculum. We hypothesized that better interactions between personnel would lead to improved patient safety, increased efficiency, and better staff satisfaction. Design: Prospective assessment of a team-training program. Setting: University- affiliated hospital. Participants: Operating room physicians, nurses, technicians, and other personnel. Interventions: Four-hour classroom curriculum, in- traoperative coaching on team-related behaviors, and follow-up feedback sessions. Main Outcome Measures: Baseline metrics and observational data were collected for 3 months before implementing the team-training program and 6 months after a designated implementation date. A questionnaire regarding perceptions of teamwork was completed at the beginning of and 6 weeks following the team-training classroom session. Results: Six months after implementation of team training, compliance with preoperative briefings was 66%. No changes in hospital metrics were observed. An improved perception of teamwork among the participants was demonstrated in pretraining and posttraining surveys. Perceptions of teamwork and the utility of a pre-operative briefing differed among nurses, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Conclusions: Our team-training program resulted in moderate compliance with behaviors taught in the curriculum. Even with only moderate compliance, we demonstrated improved perceptions of teamwork.
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