Topic 4: Being an effective team player - WHO

119 Topic 4: Being an effective team playerWhy teamwork is an essential elementof patient safety effective teamwork in health-care delivery canhave an immediate and positive impact on patientsafety [1]. The importance of effective teams inhealth care is increasing due to factors such as: (i)the increasing complexity and specialization ofcare; (ii) increasing co-morbidities; (iii) increasingchronic disease; (iv) global workforce shortages;and (v) safe working hours initiatives. Paul , MD, senior vice president of the JointCommission has observed, Our challenge .. isnot whether we will deliver care in teams but ratherhow well we will deliver care in teams. [2]A typical example of complex care involvingmultiple teams would be a pregnant woman withdiabetes who develops a pulmonary embolus her medical care team includes: an obstetrician,an endocrinologist and a respiratory doctors and nurses looking after her will bedifferent during the day compared to at night andon the weekend.

focused team whose mission is to create efficient, safe, comfortable and clean health-care environments, which impact the patient care team, market perception, operational efficiency and patient safety. 6. Administration Administration includes the executive leadership of a unit or facility, and has 24-hour accountability

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