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Increasing patient safety with neonates via handoff communication during delivery: a call for interprofessional health care team training across GME and CME.

August 30, 2017

Vanderbilt AA, Pappada SM, Stein H, et al. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2017;8:365-367.

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Handoffs are vulnerable to communication missteps, and they are further complicated when complex patients such as neonates are involved. This commentary suggests that interprofessional simulation and communication tools can help teams build skills required for reliable and effective handoffs.

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