title: Implementing and sustaining in situ drills to improve multidisciplinary health care training.
abstract: In situ drills are a key adjunct to evidence-based protocols and established educational programs. Well-planned and conducted drills can further reinforce important educational concepts concerning high-risk events such as maternal hemorrhage, allow the team to develop skills to improve performance, and uncover systems errors. Evaluation of the findings from the drills and topics discussed during debriefing can lead to optimized training and refinement of the patient care setting to support an optimal environment for patient care and safety.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Pediatric and Perinatal Education, Packard Children's Hospital, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. sarafsnyder@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sara Snyder
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arafeh
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D008348:Manikins; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016544:Patient Simulation; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016730:Program Development; D014481:United States