title: The "Party Planner": a novel approach to teaching complex material to all levels of the healthcare team.
abstract: One of the challenges facing staff development educators today is addressing the needs of a new healthcare team with widely differing education and experience. We developed a novel approach--the Party Planner--to teach a diverse healthcare team about a rather complicated practice model. The Party Planner addresses issues that are central in the current healthcare environment--using resources, balancing cost and quality, eliminating non-value added routines, and achieving critical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Patient Services, Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rimar
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Few
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011340:Problem Solving; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*