A multidisciplinary teamwork training program: The Triad for Optimal Patient Safety (TOPS) experience

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2053-2057

  Sehgal, Niraj L ^a   Fox, Michael ^a   Vidyarthi, Arpana R ^a   Sharpe, Bradley A ^a   Gearhart, Susan ^a   Bookwalter, Thomas ^a   Barker, Jack ^b   Alldredge, Brian K ^a   Blegen, Mary A ^a   Wachter, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mach One Leadership Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Hospital; Multidisciplinary; Patient safety; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION SKILL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT SAFETY; TEACHING; TEAMWORK; TRAINING;

HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY;

EID: 57249097158     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0793-8     Document Type: Article

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