TeamSTEPPS Half-Day Training
July 20th, 2011 8:30am-1:30pm
Presented by MetaStar Trainers Mary Funseth and Jody Rothe.
TeamSTEPPS is a teamwork system that is:
-A powerful solution to improving safety within your organization.
-An evidence-based teamwork system to improve communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals that is quickly spreading to other sectors.
-A source for ready-to-use materials and a training curriculum to successfully integrate teamwork principles into all areas of your organization.
-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:
-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.
TeamSTEPPS has a three-phased process aimed at creating and sustaining a culture of safety with:
-A pretraining assessment for site readiness.
-Training for onsite trainers and health care staff.
-Implementation and sustainment.
To register, visit www.wisquality.org. Price is $75 for members, $100 for non-members.