Development and validation of a tool to assess emergency physicians' nontechnical skills.

Lynsey Flowerdew; Ruth Brown; Charles A Vincent; Maria Woloshynowych

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Development and validation of a tool to assess emergency physicians' nontechnical skills.

April 18, 2012

Flowerdew L, Brown R, Vincent CA, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2012;59(5):376-385.e4.

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Nontechnical skills, such as teamwork and communication, influence performance in technical fields like surgery. This study reports on the development of a tool to assess emergency physicians' nontechnical skills.

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