Teaching non-technical skills: the patient centered approach
Gianluca Casali, Gareth Lock, Nuria Novoa
Abstract
The surgical setting is a highly complex environment where, in ideal conditions, everything should be under control to ensure a positive outcome. However, the existing complexity opens the possibility for multiple failures along the process and many of those failures are related to what is call the non-technical skills of the members of the team. We cannot eradicate human error, but we can try to avoid future mistakes in our daily practice introducing the awareness for providing a high-quality care in which patient safety is crucial. This paper presents an easy approach to concepts and teaching possibilities of those non-technical skills.
Topics & Concepts
Process (computing)Quality (philosophy)Ideal (ethics)Control (management)Patient careMedicinePatient safetyOutcome (game theory)Computer scienceRisk analysis (engineering)Medical educationNursingHealth careArtificial intelligencePhilosophyMathematicsOperating systemEconomic growthEconomicsMathematical economicsEpistemologyPatient Safety and Medication ErrorsQuality and Safety in HealthcareMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues