TY - GEN
T1 - Building high performance surgical teams
T2 - 58th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014
AU - Xiao, Yan
AU - Hallbeck, Susan
AU - Blocker, Renaldo
AU - Parker, Sarah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Surgical team members are typically defined by professional roles. In many surgical teams, membership changes as staffing decisions are subject to considerations other than keeping surgical teams consistent. These considerations may include staffing patterns on the day of surgery and at the time of a surgical case. Teamwork skill training and safety culture have been emphasized, although much is known about the contribution to team performance from team consistency. We review the literature on cognitive and psychosocial benefits of consistent surgical teams. Although empirical evidence base for consistent surgical teams is lacking, we believe that the theoretical justifications may lay the groundwork for future research on the impact of deliberate staffing decisions by organizations, to complement the current emphasis on individual teamwork knowledge, skills and attitude. We also outline some of barriers based on our experience in our respective healthcare organizations.
AB - Surgical team members are typically defined by professional roles. In many surgical teams, membership changes as staffing decisions are subject to considerations other than keeping surgical teams consistent. These considerations may include staffing patterns on the day of surgery and at the time of a surgical case. Teamwork skill training and safety culture have been emphasized, although much is known about the contribution to team performance from team consistency. We review the literature on cognitive and psychosocial benefits of consistent surgical teams. Although empirical evidence base for consistent surgical teams is lacking, we believe that the theoretical justifications may lay the groundwork for future research on the impact of deliberate staffing decisions by organizations, to complement the current emphasis on individual teamwork knowledge, skills and attitude. We also outline some of barriers based on our experience in our respective healthcare organizations.
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U2 - 10.1177/1541931214581136
DO - 10.1177/1541931214581136
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84957637648
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 748
EP - 752
BT - 2014 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014
PB - Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc.
Y2 - 27 October 2014 through 31 October 2014
ER -