Does Team Training Work? Principles for Health Care

    Authors

    E. Salas; D. DiazGranados; S. J. Weaver;H. King

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Acad. Emerg. Med.

    Keywords

    team training; teamwork; team effectiveness; education; PERFORMANCE; INTERVENTION; METAANALYSIS; Emergency Medicine

    Abstract

    Teamwork is integral to a working environment conducive to patient safety and care. Team training is one methodology designed to equip team members with the competencies necessary for optimizing teamwork. There is evidence of team training's effectiveness in highly complex and dynamic work environments, such as aviation and health care. However, most quantitative evaluations of training do not offer any insight into the actual reasons why, how, and when team training is effective. To address this gap in understanding, and to provide guidance for members of the health care community interested in implementing team training programs, this article presents both quantitative results and a specific qualitative review and content analysis of team training implemented in health care. Based on this review, we offer eight evidence-based principles for effective planning, implementation, and evaluation of team training programs specific to health care.

    Journal Title

    Academic Emergency Medicine

    Volume

    15

    Issue/Number

    11

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1002

    Last Page

    1009

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000261051700007

    ISSN

    1069-6563

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