Article
On Being a Team Player: Evidence-Based Heuristic for Teamwork in Interprofessional Education
Medical Science Educator
Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2013
Disciplines
Abstract/Description
Identifying the need of a team-based approach for improving quality care, there has been growth in creating and implementing interprofessional education (IPE). The goal of IPE curricula should be to instill the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for optimal teamwork. With this objective in mind, this paper will provide a streamlined, evidence-based, memorable heuristic of teamwork that could guide interprofessional educators. Rooted in science, this heuristic consists of the six Cs of teamwork – cooperation, communication, conflict, coordination, coaching, and cognition. This paper will define the ‘Cs’ of teamwork and describe their importance, implications, and strategies for integration within interprofessional curricula.
Publisher
Springer
Citation Information
Eduardo Salas, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Lauren E. Benishek and Heidi King. "On Being a Team Player: Evidence-Based Heuristic for Teamwork in Interprofessional Education" Medical Science Educator Vol. 23 Iss. 3S (2013) p. 524 - 531 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_lazzara/40/
Dr. Lazzara was not affiliated with Embry-RIddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.