The training started with 4 h of interactive seminars concerning safe teamwork during times of stress, in which the main learning objectives were knowledge and understanding of safety in complex organisations, errors due to human fallibility in a stressful environment that can be avoided and safety tools for stress management.
The rules of teamwork concerning the respect of a person, character, experience and knowledge will lead to a relaxed atmosphere, constructive conflict, creative tension and enthusiasm.
Including more teamwork concerning elderly patients into practice routines is probably desirable and may contribute to higher rates of MDMs.
The high number of meetings within the field of mental health indicates that Norwegian GPs have responded to this challenge, and take an active role in teamwork concerning patients with mental health problems including drug and alcohol dependence.
Eight factors were identified concerning handover and teamwork, support and fellowship, communication openness, feedback and learning from error, intention to report events, adequate procedures and staffing, overall perceptions of patient safety and expectations and actions of managers.
For the second research question concerning students' knowledge of teamwork processes, we administered a pre- and posttest version of the Dimensions of Teamwork Survey (Ryan 2008).
They are addressing us differently, communicating differently, … but I am not saying that all Soviet physicians are like this…" (FG2CN) Study participants indicated several issues concerning organisation-level factors influencing teamwork: financial motivation, optimal working conditions, better work organization and team-building initiatives.
Our secondary research questions were to determine whether CG-CAHPS scores correlate with additional composite scores from the PULSE 360 (including focus concerns, leadership teamwork index, and core competency composite score).
The Swedish National Guidelines for Care in Cases of Dementia [ 13] include recommendations concerning support to next of kin, multi-professional teamwork and person-centred care.
