The Anatomy of Health Care Team Training and the State of Practice: A Critical Review

    Authors

    S. J. Weaver; R. Lyons; D. DiazGranados; M. A. Rosen; E. Salas; J. Oglesby; J. S. Augenstein; D. J. Birnbach; D. Robinson;H. B. King

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Acad. Med.

    Keywords

    CREW RESOURCE-MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; COMMUNICATION-SKILLS; SIMULATION; PERFORMANCE; METAANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; PROVIDERS; MEDICINE; OUTCOMES; Education, Scientific Disciplines; Health Care Sciences & Services

    Abstract

    Purpose As the U. S. health care system enters a new era, the importance of team-based care approaches grows. How is the health care community ensuring that providers and administrators are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) foundational for effective teamwork? Are these KSAs transferring into daily practice? This review summarizes the present state of practice for health care team training described in published literature. Drawing from empirical investigations of training effectiveness, the authors explore training design, implementation, and evaluation to provide insight into the shape, structure, and anatomy of team training in health care. Method A 2009 literature search yielded 40 peer-reviewed articles detailing health care team training evaluations. Guided by 11 focal questions, two trained raters extracted details regarding training design, implementation, evaluation metrics, and outcomes. Results Findings indicate that team training is being implemented across a wide spectrum of providers and is primarily targeting communication, situational awareness, leadership, and role clarity. Relatively few details indicate how training needs were established. Most studies collected data immediately posttraining; however, less than 30% collected data six months or more posttraining. Content analyses highlight the need for enhanced detail in published training evaluation reports. Conclusions In many respects, health care team training implementation and evaluation align with best practices suggested from the science of training, adult learning, and human performance; however, opportunities for improvement exist. The authors suggest several mechanisms for furthering the health care team training evidence base to enhance patient safety and work environment quality for clinicians.

    Journal Title

    Academic Medicine

    Volume

    85

    Issue/Number

    11

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Review

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1746

    Last Page

    1760

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000283583500035

    ISSN

    1040-2446

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