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What’s New in the
Patient Safety World
November 2023
TeamSTEPPS 3.0 is Here!
We’ve been huge fans
of the TeamSTEPPS program since its inception.
It’s the team training program
developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) in collaboration with the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
The TeamSTEPPS™ resources include presentation modules, great
videos of bad and good team interactions and communications, implementation and
action planning tools, evaluation tools, a pocket guide
and posters. Many of the resources are available online and others are provided
on CD/DVD’s. Topics covered include developing teams, use of briefs, brief
checklists, huddles, debriefing, situation monitoring, cross monitoring, SBAR,
handoffs, and others.
AHRQ recently
announced the launch of TeamSTEPPS 3.0, the latest
version of this highly successful program (Umscheid
2023). Several new features
designed to keep pace with the ever-changing dynamics of healthcare delivery are
included in the updated version:
·
Increased
Patient Focus: Training
updates help increase the involvement of patients and family caregivers in care
processes and decision making, including some new engagement methods, such as patient
videos, simulation training, and a guide for patients and family caregivers.
·
Integrated
TeamSTEPPS Platform: The new TeamSTEPPS 3.0 curriculum
consolidates content from prior versions that were created for separate care
settings.
·
Modular
Course Design: TeamSTEPPS 3.0 can be taught in sessions of varying lengths
to accommodate time constraints.
·
Active
Learning Strategies: Instead
of passive lectures, the curriculum provides various teaching options
including discussions, online group exercises, and video-based simulations.
·
Addressing
Potential Team Challenges and Leveraging New Opportunities: . TeamSTEPPS 3.0
emphasizes that the healthcare workforce is becoming more diverse and
multigenerational as the technology to support healthcare delivery, such as
instant messaging and telemedicine, is rapidly changing.
The TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Curriculum Materials are organized into
modules:
·
Module 3:
Situation Monitoring
·
Implementation
of TeamSTEPPS 3.0
Yes, there are other
teamwork training and crew resource management programs out there. But the TeamSTEPPS program is time-tested and, best of all, free!
References:
Umscheid C, Haugstetter M. With TeamSTEPPS 3.0, AHRQ Refreshes a Landmark Patient Safety
Training Curriculum. AHRQ 2023; September 12, 2023
https://www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/teamstepps-30.html
AHRQ. TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Curriculum Materials. AHRQ July 2023
https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/index.html
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