Improving Team Performance Through Simulation-Based Learning

Mark S Volk

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2017.05.008

Improving Team Performance Through Simulation-Based Learning

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2017 Oct;50(5):967-987. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2017.05.008.

Author

Mark S Volk¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology and Communications Disorders, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: mark.volk@childrens.harvard.edu.

PMID: 28915950
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2017.05.008

Abstract

American health care is facing an epidemic of medical errors. A major cause of these errors is poor teamwork. Crisis resource management (CRM) is a set of teamwork principles derived from the airline industry. Medical simulation is an educational tool that affords health care providers a means of improving teamwork by learning and practicing CRM. This article (1) discusses the case for teaching team training, (2) reviews the principles of medical simulation as they pertain to team training, (3) provides practical guidelines for using medical simulation in otolaryngology education, (4) discusses current evidence for the efficacy of medical simulation.

Keywords: Medical culture; Medical errors; SimZones; Simulation based; Teamwork.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Medical Errors / statistics & numerical data*
Otolaryngology / education*
Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
Simulation Training*