L&DCRM-10 in person Improving Teamwork and Crisis Resource Management for Labor and Delivery Clinicians

Improving Teamwork and Crisis Resource Management (CRM) for Labor and Delivery Clinicians (L&DCRM-10)

This full day experiential course refines and advances principles of CRM for application in real clinical settings.

Course Topics Include:

Discussion of how participants are applying crisis resource management principles in clinical practice:

• Clarifying roles
• Communicating effectively
• Using support
• Managing resources
• Maintaining situation awareness

Course Objectives

Participants will:

• Understand and practice the clinical management of high stakes low frequency critical events occurring on Labor and Delivery including resuscitation of mother and newborn
• Participate in deliberate practice of teamwork skills applicable to Labor and Delivery to improve management of crisis situations, including the role of event manager, and practice communication strategies including closed loop communication, explicit communication and narrative thinking
• Identify and participate in deliberate practice of diagnostic problem solving and strategies to avoid fixation, advancing familiarity with the Emergency Manuals for patient treatment during times of high cognitive load.
• Summarize and practice strategies for culture change with emphasis on inviting input from the team and encouraging speaking up when they have something important to share.

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Open to Anesthesiologists and CRNAs only. Full for OBs and CNMs.
Full for OB providers, Open to Anesthesiologists and CRNAs
Course reserved for Cambridge Health Alliance team members