BookGordon Mosser, James W. Begun.
Summary: A complete introductory guide to the principles and clinical application of team-based medicine, Understanding Team-Based Healthcare emphasizes the essential competencies necessary to implement team-based medicine in a complex hospital or primary care setting. Unlike similar books on the subject which are theoretical or policy-oriented, this text offers practical, real-world coverage, and is valuable for healthcare professionals seeking a thorough explanation of teamwork and for trainers working in hospitals or primary care settings. Features: could also be used as a textbook; mini-cases throughout the text help readers appreciate real-world application of principles; written for a level suited for the non-specialist.
Contents:
Work teams and teamwork competencies
Types of healthcare teams
Roles, education, and values of healthcare professionals
Patients and families in healthcare teams
Healthcare administrators in healthcare teams
Effective healthcare teams
Competencies for healthcare team members
Leading healthcare teams
Making decisions in healthcare teams
Fostering creativity in healthcare teams
Managing conflict in healthcare teams
Sponsoring healthcare teams
Evaluating healthcare teams and team members
Training healthcare teams and team leaders
Building healthcare teams
Improving performance in healthcare teams
Troubleshooting healthcare teams
Senior leaders and teamwork in their organizations
The future of teamwork in health care.