Getting teams to talk: Development and pilot implementation of a checklist to promote interprofessional communication in the OR

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 340-346

  Lingard, L ^a,b   Espin, S ^a   Rubin, B ^a   Whyte, S ^a   Colmenares, M ^a   Baker, G R ^a   Doran, D ^a   Grober, E ^a   Orser, B ^a   Bohnen, J ^a   Reznick, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Wilson Centre for Research in Education   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; TEAMWORK; TECHNIQUE;

COMMUNICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 27144495832     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2004.012377     Document Type: Article

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