BACKGROUND: Non-technical skills are a subset of human factors that focus on the individual and promote safety through teamwork and awareness. There is no widely adopted competency- or outcome-based framework for non-technical skills training in healthcare. The authors set out to devise such a framework using a modified Delphi approach. METHODS: An exhaustive list of published and team suggested items was presented to the expert panel for ranking and to propose a definition. In the second round, a focused list was presented, as well as the proposed definition elements. The finalised framework was sent to the panel for review. RESULTS: Sixteen experts participated. The final framework consists of 16 competencies for all and eight specific competencies for team leaders. The consensus definition describes non-technical skills as "a set of social (communication and team work) and cognitive (analytical and personal behaviour) skills that support high quality, safe, effective and efficient inter-professional care within the complex healthcare system". CONCLUSIONS: The authors have produced a new competency framework, through the works of an International expert panel, which is not discipline specific that can be used by curriculum developers, educational innovators and clinical teachers to support developments in the field.
BACKGROUND: Non-technical skills are a subset of human factors that focus on the individual and promote safety through teamwork and awareness. There is no widely adopted competency- or outcome-based framework for non-technical skills training in healthcare. The authors set out to devise such a framework using a modified Delphi approach. METHODS: An exhaustive list of published and team suggested items was presented to the expert panel for ranking and to propose a definition. In the second round, a focused list was presented, as well as the proposed definition elements. The finalised framework was sent to the panel for review. RESULTS: Sixteen experts participated. The final framework consists of 16 competencies for all and eight specific competencies for team leaders. The consensus definition describes non-technical skills as "a set of social (communication and team work) and cognitive (analytical and personal behaviour) skills that support high quality, safe, effective and efficient inter-professional care within the complex healthcare system". CONCLUSIONS: The authors have produced a new competency framework, through the works of an International expert panel, which is not discipline specific that can be used by curriculum developers, educational innovators and clinical teachers to support developments in the field.
Authors: Benjamin Clarke; Samantha E Smith; Emma Claire Phillips; Ailsa Hamilton; Joanne Kerins; Victoria R Tallentire Journal: BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn Date: 2020-09-29
Authors: F van Stiphout; J E F Zwart-van Rijkom; L A Maggio; J E C M Aarts; D W Bates; T van Gelder; P A F Jansen; J M C Schraagen; A C G Egberts; E W M T ter Braak Journal: Br J Clin Pharmacol Date: 2015-06-05 Impact factor: 4.335
Authors: Albert Balaguer; Cristina Monforte-Royo; Josep Porta-Sales; Alberto Alonso-Babarro; Rogelio Altisent; Amor Aradilla-Herrero; Mercedes Bellido-Pérez; William Breitbart; Carlos Centeno; Miguel Angel Cuervo; Luc Deliens; Gerrit Frerich; Chris Gastmans; Stephanie Lichtenfeld; Joaquín T Limonero; Markus A Maier; Lars Johan Materstvedt; María Nabal; Gary Rodin; Barry Rosenfeld; Tracy Schroepfer; Joaquín Tomás-Sábado; Jordi Trelis; Christian Villavicencio-Chávez; Raymond Voltz Journal: PLoS One Date: 2016-01-04 Impact factor: 3.240