Multidisciplinary Operating Room Simulations for Improved Teamwork and Information Sharing

A simulation-based intervention for operating room teams to improve teamwork and information sharing and reduce patient harm

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12612001088831

Acronym

MORSim

Enrollment

120

Registered

2012-10-11

Start date

2012-10-15

Completion date

2013-07-01

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Observational research of operating theatre teams supports the proposition that failures in teamwork and communication are common and lead directly to compromised patient care and reduced productivity. High fidelity, immersive patient simulation is an exciting new technology that provides both a test laboratory for the study of medical error and health care teams, and a powerful medium for implementing change in the way health care teams function. This study is focused on measuring the impact of a simulation-based course on teamwork in the operating room.

Interventions

A one-day course involving a didactic lecture on teamwork and effective communication, three immersive scenarios of acute surgical cases and educational debriefs.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Single group

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Currently working in Auckland City Hospital on Level 8 or in Midlemore Hospital in general surgery operating rooms. Written, informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Anaesthetists not yet at ATY-1 training level Anaesthetic technicians who have not yet passed their final NZATS exam

Outcome results