According to recommendations for teaching communication in medicine, preferred didactic methods should be interactive, focussing on group discussion, teamwork, role-play and patient exposure [ 16].
We suggest that strategies targeting senior staff to enhance their performance in their roles, particularly in the training and teamwork role-modeling of the transitory junior workforce, are important for the development and maintenance of a high quality and safe maternity service.
This closely matches recent literature on analysis of postsimulation open-ended responses, which shows communication, leadership and teamwork as key themes, including "adaptability and requirement for flexibility in teamwork roles" and the "value of high-quality, clear communication"(ref. 35, p.205).
This feedback indicated that the vast majority of the students had an overall positive experience of the laboratory course, as it provided them with the opportunity of teamwork, leadership role, the spirit of industrial experience, and the ability to develop skills related to heat exchanger calculations.
In total, there were eight scale scores (supervisor social support; co-worker support; teamwork; communication; role clarity; decision latitude; organization/staff relations; patient/resident care).
The structured functional assessment method was introduced at a one-day workshop including teamwork and role-playing.
Overall, two-thirds of students' projects addressed in some form how dissection taught them not only anatomy, but also the importance of teamwork, good role-modeling, and a deepening understanding that medicine is a humane calling rather than a technical career.
A previous study demonstrated that lack of teamwork and conflicting role definitions between doctors and nurses and family practitioners and medical specialists are central problems affecting the provision of appropriate palliative care in Germany.
The reliability of operating theatre teamwork and its role in ensuring error-free surgery, thereby reducing the risks of harm to patients, has been studied intensively in recent years.
Deficiencies in teamwork and conflicting role definitions between doctors and nurses and between family practitioners and medical specialists were found to be central problems affecting the provision of appropriate palliative care for older people.
