AHA Team Training
In most cases in health care, multiple experts are involved in the care of a single patient. However, these multiple experts do not always function together as an expert team, leading to breakdowns in communication, teamwork, and leadership – resulting in poor patient outcomes. The University of…
Truly successful health care teams are those that involve the whole staff and not just those with a clinical background. TeamSTEPPS tools are practical “life skills” that can be used whether you are treating a patient, interacting with co-workers in meetings, or answering emails. In fact, a great…
In today’s distracted world we are bouncing from one activity to the next, trying to do more with less and pushing our abilities to the limit. How is it that some emerge from this relentless pace with more energy and drive, while others are burned out? Elisa Arespacochaga, Vice President, American…
Creating a safety culture is a key to achieving high reliability in health care. David L. Feldman, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice-President of Hospitals Insurance Company reviews the necessary ingredients for such a change using the Operating Room as a typical, and challenging, example. Key…
Disrespectful work environments in health care represent a risk to patient safety and have negative impacts on patient outcomes and staff satisfaction. Bettina Siewert, MD and Suzanne Swedeen RN, MSN from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center discuss the impact of disrespectful work environments on…
Dr. Abigail Carlson of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Kristen Hayes, of the American Hospital Association (AHA) discuss the importance of teamwork in improving infection prevention and control. Learn more about a new resource developed from the CDC’s Project Firstline, the…
What happens when the first generation of TeamSTEPPS safety professionals moves on? Joe Carlucci, PT, MS, MBA, FAB, Patient Safety Officer and Missy Malkin, BSN, RN-BC, Medical/Surgical Clinical Nurse Educator from Stanford Healthcare ValleyCare, introduce concrete steps to enhance the sustainment…
This webinar explains how the Army leadership rolled out a world-wide standardized safety campaign operationalizing six key practices spanning each hospital’s C-suite to the front lines of care. Our presenters COL Bonnie Hartstein, MD, MBA, MHA, FACEP, board certified in Pediatrics and Emergency…
Colonel (Ret) Peter G. Napolitano, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington and director for Obstetric Simulation and Medical Team Performance for UW Medicine shares lessons learned from combat medicine and how they can be applied to create an integrated team…
Through programs such as TeamSTEPPS, just culture, and multiple quality measures, health care organizations are taking innovative approaches to improve patient outcomes, and many are beginning to embrace HRO concepts. Using the 1949 Mann Gulch wildfire as a springboard, this webinar gives you a…