title: Operating room briefings: working on the same page.
abstract: This tool, which takes one or two minutes to use, provides a structured approach to promote effective interdisciplinary communication and teamwork in the operating room--or any other area, such as an intensive care unit, inpatient unit, or outpatient clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA. mmakary1@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Martin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Makary
authors.forename: Christine G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Holzmueller
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rowen
authors.forename: Eugenie S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Heitmiller
authors.forename: Warren R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Maley
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stegner
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Freischlag
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ulatowski
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Pronovost
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*