Effects of a brief team training program on surgical teams' nontechnical skills: an interrupted time-series study.

Brigid M. Gillespie; Emma L. Harbeck; Evelyn Kang; Catherine Steel; Nicole Fairweather; Kriengsak Panuwatwanich; Wendy Chaboyer

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Effects of a brief team training program on surgical teams' nontechnical skills: an interrupted time-series study.

August 11, 2021

Gillespie BM, Harbeck EL, Kang E, et al. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(5):e448-e454.

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Nontechnical skills such as teamwork and communication can influence surgical performance. This Australian hospital implemented a team training program for surgical teams focused on improving individual and shared situational awareness which led to improvements in nontechnical skills.

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