Although surgical errors have historically been defined by the technical skill and clinical care
of the surgeon, human factors often play a role in surgical complications. In a systematic …

Background Learning in silos during the undergraduate years results in ineffective
collaborative practice leading to adverse events. Simulation training using the Team …

Background Effective inter-professional collaboration may improve healthcare outcomes,
including maternal and child healthcare settings where unfavourable outcomes are often …

Effective interprofessional teamwork and communication are integral to patient safety. The
Institute of Medicine highlighted the effect of poor communication on deleterious healthcare …

Background Communication errors are a leading cause of adverse events in the acute and
ambulatory healthcare setting. We now understand that communication within and across …

Introduction Resilient healthcare research studies how healthcare systems and stakeholders
adapt and cope with challenges and changes to enable high quality care. By examining how …

The concept of safety culture in healthcare—a culture that enables staff and patients to be
free from harm—is characterized by complexity, multifacetedness, and indefinability. Over …

In 2018, Salas et al.(1) offered 10 observations on the science of teams in healthcare. This
perspective article offers a quick update, providing a new set of observations based on the …

Abstract Introduction The Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient
Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) programme has been shown to improve interprofessional work …

Background Teamwork skills are essential to the quality of care and patient safety;
nevertheless, team training is limited in Bachelor of Nursing degree programs in Norway …