Title

SPECIAL ISSUE ON TEAMWORK Building high reliability teams: progress and some reflections on teamwork training

Authors

Authors

E. Salas;M. A. Rosen

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

BMJ Qual. Saf.

Keywords

HEALTH-CARE; IMPROVING TEAMWORK; IMPLEMENTATION; MORTALITY; SAFETY; METAANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; MORBIDITY; CHECKLIST; QUALITY; Health Care Sciences & Services; Health Policy & Services

Abstract

The science of team training in healthcare has progressed dramatically in recent years. Methodologies have been refined and adapted for the unique and varied needs within healthcare, where once team training approaches were borrowed from other industries with little modification. Evidence continues to emerge and bolster the case that team training is an effective strategy for improving patient safety. Research is also elucidating the conditions under which teamwork training is most likely to have an impact, and what determines whether improvements achieved will be maintained over time. The articles in this special issue are a strong representation of the state of the science, the diversity of applications, and the growing sophistication of teamwork training research and practice in healthcare. In this article, we attempt to situate the findings in this issue within the broader context of healthcare team training, identify high level themes in the current state of the field, and discuss existing needs.

Journal Title

Bmj Quality & Safety

Volume

22

Issue/Number

5

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Editorial Material

Language

English

First Page

369

Last Page

373

WOS Identifier

WOS:000317917400001

ISSN

2044-5415

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