Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre.

Effective communication in the operating room (OR) is crucial. Addressing a colleague by their name is respectful, humanising, entrusting and associated with improved clinical outcomes. We aimed to enhance team communication in the perioperative environment by offering personalised surgical caps lab...

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Published in:BMJ Open Quality
Main Authors: Goldhaber, Nicole Hamilton, Mehta, Shivani, Longhurst, Christopher A, Malachowski, Elizabeth, Jones, Melissa, Clary, Bryan M, Schaefer, Robin L, McHale, Michael, Rhodes, Lisa P, Mekeel, Kristin L, Reeves, J Jeffery
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HighWire 2024
Subjects:
communication
continuous quality improvement
human factors
safety culture
teamwork
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002453
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38589054
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spelling ftpubmed:38589054 2024-05-12T08:12:19+00:00 Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre. Goldhaber, Nicole Hamilton Mehta, Shivani Longhurst, Christopher A Malachowski, Elizabeth Jones, Melissa Clary, Bryan M Schaefer, Robin L McHale, Michael Rhodes, Lisa P Mekeel, Kristin L Reeves, J Jeffery 2024 Apr 08 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002453 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38589054 eng eng HighWire https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002453 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38589054 © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. BMJ Open Qual ISSN:2399-6641 Volume:13 Issue:2 communication continuous quality improvement human factors safety culture teamwork Journal Article 2024 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002453 2024-04-14T16:01:00Z Effective communication in the operating room (OR) is crucial. Addressing a colleague by their name is respectful, humanising, entrusting and associated with improved clinical outcomes. We aimed to enhance team communication in the perioperative environment by offering personalised surgical caps labelled with name and provider role to all OR team members at a large academic medical centre. Article in Journal/Newspaper White whale PubMed Central (PMC) BMJ Open Quality 13 2 e002453
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continuous quality improvement
human factors
safety culture
teamwork
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continuous quality improvement
human factors
safety culture
teamwork
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Mehta, Shivani
Longhurst, Christopher A
Malachowski, Elizabeth
Jones, Melissa
Clary, Bryan M
Schaefer, Robin L
McHale, Michael
Rhodes, Lisa P
Mekeel, Kristin L
Reeves, J Jeffery
Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre.
topic_facet communication
continuous quality improvement
human factors
safety culture
teamwork
description Effective communication in the operating room (OR) is crucial. Addressing a colleague by their name is respectful, humanising, entrusting and associated with improved clinical outcomes. We aimed to enhance team communication in the perioperative environment by offering personalised surgical caps labelled with name and provider role to all OR team members at a large academic medical centre.
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author Goldhaber, Nicole Hamilton
Mehta, Shivani
Longhurst, Christopher A
Malachowski, Elizabeth
Jones, Melissa
Clary, Bryan M
Schaefer, Robin L
McHale, Michael
Rhodes, Lisa P
Mekeel, Kristin L
Reeves, J Jeffery
author_facet Goldhaber, Nicole Hamilton
Mehta, Shivani
Longhurst, Christopher A
Malachowski, Elizabeth
Jones, Melissa
Clary, Bryan M
Schaefer, Robin L
McHale, Michael
Rhodes, Lisa P
Mekeel, Kristin L
Reeves, J Jeffery
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title Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre.
title_short Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre.
title_full Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre.
title_fullStr Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre.
title_full_unstemmed Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre.
title_sort call me ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre.
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