TY - JOUR
T1 - Can Medical Simulation and Team Training Reduce Errors in Labor and Delivery?
AU - Birnbach, David J.
AU - Salas, Eduardo
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - Patient safety is one of the most pressing challenges in health care today, and there is no question that medical errors occur and that patients are worried about them. Currently, there is a belief that the availability of medical simulations and the knowledge gained from the science of team training may improve patient outcomes, and there is a paradigm shift occurring in many universities and training programs. This article discusses two strategies that, when combined, may reduce medical error in the labor and delivery suite: team training and medical simulation.
AB - Patient safety is one of the most pressing challenges in health care today, and there is no question that medical errors occur and that patients are worried about them. Currently, there is a belief that the availability of medical simulations and the knowledge gained from the science of team training may improve patient outcomes, and there is a paradigm shift occurring in many universities and training programs. This article discusses two strategies that, when combined, may reduce medical error in the labor and delivery suite: team training and medical simulation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.anclin.2007.11.001
DO - 10.1016/j.anclin.2007.11.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18319186
AN - SCOPUS:39749200238
VL - 26
SP - 159
EP - 168
JO - Anesthesiology Clinics
JF - Anesthesiology Clinics
SN - 1932-2275
IS - 1
ER -