TEAMWORK presentation for career develop

This is helps you how you can work as a team in a work environment

1. TEAMWORK AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN PATIENT SAFETY AND HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TRUE STORM MULTIMEDIA SOLUTION POWERING YOUR CREATIVE VISION

2. WHAT HAVE RESEARCHERS OBSERVED IN THE PAST? Researchers have observed that healthcare workers, viz. doctors, nurses, pharmacists, case managers and residents tend to work as GROUPS and not as TEAMS. One of the main reasons for this is the hierarchical structure of health workers. A consultant is above the specialist, who is above the senior registrar, and so on. This prevents a team from forming and working together as equals.

3. WHAT HAVE RESEARCHERS OBSERVED IN THE PAST ? Cont. One on one conversations are more common and not discussions Nurses rarely speak as advocates for the patient or to push correct procedure. Pharmacists, even when present, never speak unless specifically spoken to. The patient is never involved in his/her own care.

4. NONE OF US IS AS SMART AS ALL OF US

5. WHAT IS A TEAM? WHAT ARE ITS CHIEF CHARACTERISTICS A Team is a group of people coming together for a specific purpose. They usually share the following characteristics: SOCIAL INTERACTION STABILITY COMMON GOALS AND INTERESTS RECOGNITION WITHIN THE ORGANISATION AS BEING A PURPOSEFUL GROUP In healthcare settings, we can have a CLINICAL TEAM, a CODE BLUE TEAM, a DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAM, a QUALITY CONTROL TEAM, an INFECTION CONTROL TEAM, etc.

6. WHY IS TEAMWORK POOR? Firstly, Physicians are never taught the value of team work in medical college. The emphasis is always on individual excellence, individual effort and individual advancement in a competitive format. Often, in a multi-disciplinary discussion, experts come from different services, rarely if ever meet the general physician, often visit the patient at different times, and forget that their common goal is to heal THIS patient. Distrust and Disrespectful communication is often also involved.

7. WHAT ARE THE FEATURES OF A SUCCESSFUL TEAM? Team members speak freely • Support each other Effectively solve problems collaboratively Have a clear sense of direction Have adequate information Have adequate resources Trust each other Accomplish their goals

8. HIERARCHICAL SET-UP OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS Sr. Physician J r. Physician Asst. J r. Physician Resident Dr. Case Manager Pharmacist Nurse Nurse Assistant Medical Student

9. IS TEAMWORK NEEDED IN HEALTHCARE? Teamwork is needed wherever multiple individuals with multiple skills are required to work INTERDEPENDENTLY to achieve a favorable outcome. This means that teamwork is absolutely critical in the management of sick patients. Healthcare is a complex activity which needs many different kinds of professionals such as physicians, nurses, case managers, pharmacists, surgeons, physiotherapists, nutritionists, etc. One individual working ALONE cannot achieve the target of healing a patient. A team is therefore absolutely necessary.

10. WHAT CONDITIONS FOSTER EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK? STRUCTURES TEAM GOALS PEOPLE AND BOUNDRIES RESOURCES COACHING

11. 1. GOALS The basic goal is to improve the health and well-being of every patient Problems and distractions occur due to: - Increase in billing (costs) Increased patient volumes and overload Burnout

12. 2. REAL TEAM Ideally teams should be bounded The core team is usually fixed – e.g. in code blue situations. The team members need to stay together for a longer time so that they understand each others’ strengths and weaknesses, understand each others’ body language, understand nonverbal signals, gel with each other and work better together.

13. 2. REAL TEAM Cont. The teamwork then tends to continually improve over time. Team workers need to be active, enthusiastic, industrious, and open-minded to be effective. Also, they need to be lateral thinkers, innovative and ADAPTIVE.

14. HOW MANY MEMBERS IN A TEAM? Effectiveness

15. 3. RESOURCES: WHAT WILL ENCOURAGE THE TEAM TO PERFORM BETTER AND BETTER REWARDS – MAY BE IN THE FORM OF PROMOTION, CASH, ETC. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT – THEY SHOULD LISTEN TO THE TEAM AND PROVIDE WHAT THEY NEED COACHING AND TRAINING – SHOULD BE SPONSORED BY ADMINISTRATION FEEDBACK AND AUDIT OF PERFORMANCE – VERY CRITICAL FOR THE CORE MEMBERS. To which I may add : LEAVE, DAYS OFF, OTHER SIMILAR INCENTIVES

16. SUMMARY The secret of the care of a patient is caring for the patient – Dr. Francis Peabody, Boston City Hospital, 1925 In today’s time: The real secret of the care of a patient is TEAMWORK.

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