%0 Journal Article
%T Interprofessional Emergency Training Leads to Changes in the Workplace
%A Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos
%A Dorothea Eisenmann
%A Fabian Stroben
%A Jan D. Gerken
%A Mareen Machner
%A Wolf E. Hautz
%J Archive of "Western Journal of Emergency Medicine".
%D 2018
%R 10.5811/westjem.2017.11.35275
%X Preventable mistakes occur frequently and can lead to patient harm and death. The emergency department (ED) is notoriously prone to such errors, and evidence suggests that improving teamwork is a key aspect to reduce the rate of error in acute care settings. Only a few strategies are in place to train team skills and communication in interprofessional situations. Our goal was to conceptualize, implement, and evaluate a training module for students of three professions involved in emergency care. The objective was to sensitize participants to barriers for their team skills and communication across professional borders
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5785192/