Enhancing Surgical Team Communication: SOPS® and TeamSTEPPS® in Action (Webcast)

Contents

• Summary
• Speakers and Presentation Slides
• Recording
• About the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture

Summary

This webcast provided background on AHRQ's Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Program, the TeamSTEPPS® 3.0 team training curriculum, and how the use of TeamSTEPPS improves SOPS scores. A representative from the University of North Carolina Division of Healthcare Engineering highlighted how concepts drawn from SOPS Hospital Survey and TeamSTEPPS resources were applied to virtual reality training, and how these efforts improved patient safety culture and team communication in the hospital surgery department.

Speakers and Presentation Slides

Recording

Enhancing Surgical Team Communication: SOPS® and TeamSTEPPS® in Action (1:29:14)

If you have any questions or comments, please contact AHRQ's SOPS User Network at SafetyCultureSurveys@westat.com or call 1-888-324-9749.

About the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture

The Surveys on Patient Safety Culture are a suite of surveys that assess provider and staff opinions about patient safety culture in hospitals, outpatient medical offices, nursing homes, community pharmacies, and ambulatory surgery centers. The patient safety culture surveys program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports the development and promotion of patient safety culture surveys, resources, and databases, and provides technical assistance to users. Select to learn more about the SOPS program.