Better Teams, Safer Patients
A recent study showed that certain surgical teamwork behaviours can save lives. (Focus)
Excellence requires collaboration and is built upon respect. (Focus)
Developing teamwork skills, collaboration, respect and trust were recommendations from the study published by Focus. The data from the study suggests that the resulting impact would be to save more lives.
In an emergency or a planned operation, medical professionals (doctors and nurses) have to work together in teams. They have had years of training in order to understand all the medical facts that they need. However, it is also important that they have the skills and attitudes to be successful team members because patients’ lives depend upon their team work!
Today, you will work as a team to rank which skills and attitudes are most and least important for medical professional teams. You will need to discuss, decide and rank each skill and attitude in the grid, from the most important to the least important. Your team will need to be ready to explain and justify your choices.
Today, you will work as a team to rank which skills and attitudes are most and least important for medical professional teams. You will need to discuss, decide and rank each skill and attitude in the grid, from the most important to the least important. Your team will need to be ready to explain and justify your choices.