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Teamworking in endoscopy: a human factors toolkit for the COVID-19 era.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Endoscopy services have had to rapidly adapt their working practices in response to COVID-19. As recovery of endoscopy services proceeds, our workforce faces numerous challenges that can impair effective teamworking. We designed and developed a novel toolkit to support teamworking in endoscopy during the pandemic. METHODS:A human factors model was developed to understand the impact of COVID-19 on endoscopy teams. From this, we identified a set of key teamworking goals, which informed the development of a toolkit to support several team processes. The toolkit was refined following expert input and refinement over a 6-week period. RESULTS:The toolkit consists of four cognitive aids that can be used to support team huddles, briefings, and debriefs, alongside techniques to optimize endoscopic nontechnical skills across the patient-procedure pathway. We describe the processes that local endoscopy units can employ to implement this toolkit. CONCLUSION:A toolkit of cognitive aids, based on human factors principles, may be useful in supporting teams, helping them adapt to working safely in the era of COVID-19.

SUBMITTER: Ravindran S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7516366 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Teamworking in endoscopy: a human factors toolkit for the COVID-19 era.

Ravindran Srivathsan S Matharoo Manmeet M Coleman Mark M Marshall Sarah S Healey Chris C Penman Ian I Thomas-Gibson Siwan S

Endoscopy 20200710 10

<h4>Background</h4>Endoscopy services have had to rapidly adapt their working practices in response to COVID-19. As recovery of endoscopy services proceeds, our workforce faces numerous challenges that can impair effective teamworking. We designed and developed a novel toolkit to support teamworking in endoscopy during the pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>A human factors model was developed to understand the impact of COVID-19 on endoscopy teams. From this, we identified a set of key teamworking goals, ...[more]

PMID: 32572861

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Teamworking in endoscopy: a human factors toolkit for the COVID-19 era.

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Teamworking in endoscopy: a human factors toolkit for the COVID-19 era.

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