dc.contributor.author |
Weller, Jennifer |
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dc.contributor.author |
Janssen, AL |
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dc.contributor.author |
Merry, Alan |
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dc.contributor.author |
Robinson, B |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-03-21T00:22:29Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Medical Education 42(4):382-388 01 Apr 2008 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0308-0110 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/14855 |
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dc.description.abstract |
OBJECTIVES We placed anaesthesia teams into a stressful environment in order to explore interactions between members of different professional groups and to investigate their perspectives on the impact of these interactions on team performance. METHODS Ten anaesthetists, 5 nurses and 5 trained anaesthetic assistants each participated in 2 fullimmersion simulations of critical events using a highfidelity computerised patient simulator. Their perceptions of team interactions were explored through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Written questionnaire data and interview transcriptions were entered into N6 qualitative software. Data were analysed by 2 investigators for emerging themes and coded to produce reports on each theme. RESULTS We found evidence of limited understanding of the roles and capabilities of team members across professional boundaries, different perceptions of appropriate roles and responsibilities for different members of the team, limited sharing of information between team members and limited team input into decision making. There was a perceived impact on task distribution and the optimal utilisation of resources within the team. CONCLUSIONS Effective management of medical emergencies depends on optimal team function. We have identified important factors affecting interactions between different health professionals in the anaesthesia team, and their perceived influences on team function. This provides evidence on which to build appropriate and specific strategies for interdisciplinary team training in operating theatre staff. |
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dc.publisher |
Blackwell Publishing |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Medical Education |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from: http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0308-0110/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Interdisciplinary team interactions: a qualitative study of perceptions of team function in simulated anaesthetic crises |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02971.x |
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pubs.issue |
4 |
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pubs.begin-page |
382 |
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pubs.volume |
42 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: Blackwell Publishing |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
18338990 |
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pubs.end-page |
388 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
78969 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Cent Medical & Hlth Sci Educat |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2010-09-01 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
18338990 |
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