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Teamwork, Safety, and Non-Technical Skills
Dec 01, 2017
Rhee includes an overview of team training programs and checklists as methods to enhance patient safety. MSH is a CRICO Strategies CBS member, and the article highlights our organization as “a stakeholder who recognizes the importance of targeting non-technical skills for quality improvement interventions.” CRICO’s partnership with affiliated hospitals to develop a team training curriculum and surgical safety checklist initiative, is also noted.
Citation for the Full-text Article
Rhee AJ. Teamwork, safety, and non-technical skills. Current Anesthesiology Reports. December 2017; 7(4): 427-431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s4014.
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