title: [Cognitive and social skills are necessary for safe teamwork].
abstract: Most safety-critical enterprises have programs for teaching and training non-technical skills to their employees. These skills must complement pure technical skills. Programs for teaching and introducing these skills (communication, leadership, teamwork, decision-making, handling of conflicts and feed-back) are developing also in health-care. It is important that non-technical skills in combination with technical skills are seen as the foundation when developing new and safer ways to do the daily work with patients.
authors.affiliation: - , Sweden - , Sweden.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pukk Härenstam
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University - Nashville, United States Vanderbilt University - Nashville, United States.
authors.forename: Drew
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gaffney
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D061214:Patient Safety; D017751:Safety Management; D066107:Social Skills