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The Role of Teamwork in Patient Safety: Lessons Learned from the TeamSTEPPS Program
Date

05/13/2010 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
 
Location
Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education
42 & Emile Sts
Omaha NE 68198
MSC 4053
Course Description
Poor communication and lack of teamwork between healthcare providers is a root cause of 70% of medical errors. Consequently, the Institute of Medicine has identified working in interdisciplinary teams as one of five integrated core competencies that all healthcare providers—regardless of their discipline—should possess. TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety) is an evidence-based team training program developed by the Department of Defense and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The premise of TeamSTEPPS is that healthcare providers must be just as competent applying the evidence for teamwork and communication skills as they are in applying evidence related to clinical skills. UNMC faculty members Katherine Jones, PT, PhD and Connie Miller, RN, PhD will provide an overview of the TeamSTEPPS curriculum and describe their strategy to introduce TeamSTEPPS skills in physical therapy and undergraduate nursing education. Dr. Jones will describe the National Implementation of TeamSTEPPS supported by AHRQ and summarize lessons learned from implementing and evaluating TeamSTEPPS training in 37 of Nebraska’s 65 Critical Access Hospitals. Academic medical centers are increasingly integrating TeamSTEPPS into their curricula as a means to achieve the IOM competency of working effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
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Target Audience
UNMC Faculty
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Registration Fee
Pre-registration is required. For UNMC faculty, there is no fee to attend this course (CIK 10200). Complimentary lunch will be served at 11 AM with the course beginning shortly after.

Registration Deadline: 5/10/2010
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Cancellation Policy
Registrants who are unable to attend should call 9-5929 two days prior to the course.
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Credit
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This activity is provided for 1.5 contact hours under ANCC criteria. Approved for 1.8 contact hours under Iowa Provider #78.
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For More Information
Linda Love, MA, CPP
(402)559-6192
lmlove@unmc.edu
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