Strategies and Tools Required to Implement Teamwork

It is recommended that all session participants will have attended the opening plenary session:  Teamwork:  Intuitive Innovation for Healthcare.   This session will provide participants with an overview of the strategies and tools required to improve teamwork skills and to implement changes in their own team environments. 

Date and Time

Tuesday, May 20, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Define the basic principles and skills required for implementing successful teamwork
2. Describe at least one tool that can be utilized immediately in their own team setting.

Presenter

Stephen M. Powell, MS, BS
Principal, Managing Partner, Healthcare Team Training, LLC

Stephen M. Powell, MS, BS, Airline Captain, has been involved in Human Factors education and training for twenty years in the US Navy, commercial airline industry, and the healthcare industry. His experience in training and safety includes team training facilitation, curriculum development, accident investigations, research, and consultation. Steve is regularly involved in medical leadership and clinical team training in healthcare settings throughout the US and internationally. He has authored numerous articles and curriculum on the training of Crew Resource Management (CRM). Steve's most recent focus includes the Department of Defense Military Health System and AHRQ TeamSTEPPSTM teamwork system.  He is also studying the effects of pilot fatigue during long range flights for a major US airline. He earned his Masters in Human Factors from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Steve is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate Safety School and earned a degree in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Steve is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and the American College of Healthcare Executives.