Optimizing Crisis Resource Management to Improve Patient Safety and Team Performance: A handbook for all acute care health professionals
May 15, 2017 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
The goal is this guide is simple, yet essential: to improve patient safety. More specifically, it aims to enhance performance during medical crises and to create (and maintain) resilient healthcare professionals. It is written for all acute care clinicians, whether generalist or specialist, trainee or experienced professional, doctor or nurse, rural or urban. It also includes both theoretical underpinnings and practical insights.
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