Enhancing Surgical Team Performance with Game-Based training
Poor team communication has been attributed to many patient safety issues in healthcare. Efficacious team training methods are needed. The present study examines the use of a game-based training approach for enhancing surgical team communication skills. Participants who played the game achieved im...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Serious Games Society
2016-03-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Serious Games |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.seriousgamessociety.org/index.php/IJSG/article/view/103 |
| Summary: |
Poor team communication has been attributed to many patient safety issues in healthcare. Efficacious team training methods are needed. The present study examines the use of a game-based training approach for enhancing surgical team communication skills. Participants who played the game achieved improved declarative knowledge, and had greater levels of training transfer relative to the control group. These results suggest that game-based training may to be a promising mechanism for improving teamwork in the healthcare industry.
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| ISSN: | 2384-8766 |