Improving Teamwork in an Academic, Tertiary Care Labor and Delivery Unit

The investigators wanted to determine if the establishment of interdisciplinary rounds has made meaningful changes in the perceptions of teamwork and communication.

The purpose of this study is to determine if the establishment of interdisciplinary daily rounding has improved teamwork in an academic, tertiary care labor and delivery unit.

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Key information

Conditions

Interdisciplinary Communication

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

About this study

Failures in teamwork and communication are among the leading cases of sentinel and adverse obstetric events. Multidisciplinary approaches and communication could improve patients outcomes. In 2003, leaders from the department of obstetrics, anesthesia and nursing decided to institute interdisciplinary rounds as a method of improving team communication. Obstetricians, Anesthesiologists, Nurses, Perinatologists, Administrative Assistants, Consultants, and Neonatologists participate in the rounds. The investigators wanted to determine if the establishment of interdisciplinary rounds has made meaningful changes in the perceptions of teamwork and communication.

The purpose of this study is to determine if the establishment of interdisciplinary daily rounding has improved teamwork in an academic, tertiary care labor and delivery unit.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Working at L&D at Brigham and Women's and participating in daily rounds

Exclusion criteria

subject's refusal to participate

Treatment and study plan

Survey

Other

25-item questionnaire on pereception of interdisciplinary rounds

Primary outcomes

Perception of Teamwork Elements Present in Interdisciplinary Rounds - Total Response Scores

Time frame: Individual Participation-10 min; Study Completion within 1 Year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Decade of Safon Rounds: Interdisciplinary Daily Rounding as a Method of Improving Teamwork in an Academic, Tertiary Care Labor and Delivery Unit

Acronym: SAFON

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Feb 23, 2015
Registry last updated: Jul 22, 2015

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