September 8, 2014By Lance Baily

Timothy Clapper PhD Articles on TeamSTEPPS Communication Training Opportunities for Medical Simulation Programs

Just received an email from my good friend Timothy Clapper, PhD regarding yet ANOTHER great article he has produced regarding TeamSTEPPS communication practices with regards to healthcare simulation. TeamSTEPPS was developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality utilizing CRM communication models from the space and aviation industry. Timothy’s work continues to innovate within our community, helping simulation champions better recognize and utilize simulation as a medium for revolutionary change within healthcare.

TeamSTEPPS is a teamwork system designed for health care professionals that is:

  • A powerful solution to improving patient safety within your organization. An evidence-based teamwork system to improve communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals.
  • A source for ready-to-use materials and a training curriculum to successfully integrate teamwork principles into all areas of your health care system.
  • Scientifically rooted in more than 20 years of research and lessons from the application of teamwork principles.
  • Developed by Department of Defense’s Patient Safety Program in collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

TeamSTEPPS provides higher quality, safer patient care by:


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  • Producing highly effective medical teams that optimize the use of information, people, and resources to achieve the best clinical outcomes for patients.
  • Increasing team awareness and clarifying team roles and responsibilities.
  • Resolving conflicts and improving information sharing.
  • Eliminating barriers to quality and safety.

Timothy’s Letter and Article Links:

Dear Lance & HealtySimulation.com Readers,

Just an update on my latest article for TeamSTEPPS. You may recall that my first article described TeamSTEPPS and the need for this tool to improve patient safety. I am happy to share that this article is still at #25 on ScienceDirect’s top 25 articles!

This was followed by a second article that outlined some reasons why TeamSTEPPS programs fail and ways to work through those issues. My latest one, just released, focuses on next steps in TeamSTEPPS, including the observation that must be done to assess additional simulation training needs.


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Clapper, T. C., & Kong, M. (2012). TeamSTEPPS: The patient safety tool that needs to be implemented. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 8(8), e367-e373. doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2011.03.002

Clapper, T. C., & Ng, G. M. (2013). Why your TeamSTEPPS program may not be working. Clinical Simulation in Nursing,9(8), e287-e292. doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2012.03.007

Clapper, T. C. (2014, in press). Next steps in TeamSTEPPS®: Creating a just culture with observation and simulation. Simulation & Gaming. doi:10.1177/1046878114543638

Enjoy!



Tim

Timothy C. Clapper, PhD

TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer and American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Educator
Editor, Healthcare Section, Simulation & Gaming (S&G): An International Journal of Theory, Practice and Research
Public Member, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Review Committee for Anesthesiology
Adjunct Professor & Sr. Instructor, Graduate Instructional Technology Certificate Program University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, College of Education
Dissertation Chair Grand Canyon University, College of Doctoral Studies
Simulation and Education Consultant – TC Curriculum & Instructional Design, LLC

If you are interested in learning about TeamSTEPPS and how it can be used by not only your healthcare staff, but simulation team staff as well, check out the Laerdal sponsored SimGHOSTS 2013 Opening Keynote address provided by Dr. Timothy Clapper, which is permanently available for free on SimGHOSTS.org thanks to Laerdal!

Also, connect with Timothy through his website TC Curriculum & Instructional Design


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