BACKGROUND Communication and teamwork failures have frequently been identified as the root cause of adverse events and complications in surgery. Few studies have examined contextual factors that influence teams' non-technical skills (NTS) in surgery. The purpose of this prospective study was to identify and describe correlates of NTS. METHODS We assessed NTS of teams and professional role at ...

a bstract   background: midwifery profession is required to bring solutions to problems and a midwife is expected to be an assertive person and to develop midwifery care. this study was planned to examine the relationship between assertiveness and problem‑solving skills of midwives.   materials and methods: this cross‑sectional study was conducted with 201 midwives between july 2008 and februar...

BACKGROUND Pediatricians are central in leading the family-centered medical home (FCMH), yet little is known about how provider-perceived barriers to and attitudes toward the FCMH affect implementation. This study aims to assess the relationship between pediatrician-perceived barriers to and attitudes toward FCMH and reported care coordination. METHODS Pediatricians working in ambulatory care...

Training teams is an activity that is expensive, time-consuming, hazardous in some cases, and can be limited by availability of equipment and personnel. In team training, the focus is on optimizing interactions, such as efficiency of communication, conflict resolution and prioritization, group situation awareness, resource distribution and load balancing, etc. This paper presents an agent-based...

In this paper, we discuss the need for teamwork skills in the workplace and the training of Computer Science Bachelor students to perform in teams. Researchers claim that collaborative learning can positively influence teamwork competencies. We argue that time can change participants’ perception of the effectiveness of the team collaboration. The group development model TEAM (Team Evolution and...

Research Quest: Dino Lab is designed to encourage the acquisition of higher-order critical thinking skills of middle school students. In order to arrive at the design for the game, the team conducted several participatory design sessions utilizing the Design Box methodology. In doing so, the team was able to gather data and elevator pitches from the end user (students), stakeholders (teachers),...

Team cognition can be defined as the ability that humans have to coordinate with others through a complex environment. Sports offer exquisite examples of this dynamic interplay requiring decision making and other perceptual-cognitive skills to adjust individual decisions to the team selforganization and vice-versa. Considering players of a team as periodic phase oscillators, synchrony analyses ...

Government initiatives aimed at improving the healthcare available to Canadians pose a significant challenge to leaders responsible for developing and implementing strategies to translate these initiatives into reality. This article presents a new approach to management structures and processes designed to address this challenge. The approach includes new senior leadership skills focusing on co...

When planning teams for projects with specific goals, employees of a company have to group together so well, that all necessary knowledge for conquering the project’s challenges are met within the member’s skills. A tool that facilitates semantic web technologies can support the team recruiter, who is responsible for chosing the members of the team, in terms of finding the most efficient combin...