Background: Recent research highlights that in-hospital communication increasingly is relying on secure electronic messaging with notable unintended consequences, including increasing task switching and the overall burden of communications. This study sought to quantify non-actionable, non-urgent messages to better understand their prevalence and to develop interventions aimed at optimizing communication workflows. Methods: A qualitative content analysis [...]

Background: Physician and nursing teamwork is instrumental in delivering high quality, safe and reliable patient care. Sub-optimal teamwork contributes to poor nursing morale and increased burnout. Physicians and nurses often are unaware of each other’s workflows. Building team collaboration through trust, respect, communication and mutual understanding may lead to improved quality of care and staff [...]

Background: Interns feel stressed about assuming responsibility, prioritization of tasks and working in multi-professional teams when they transition to residency. Games offer the ability for learners to engage in active learning, application of knowledge, skill building, problem solving, time-management, simulated patient interaction and teamwork. A medical escape room can offer a unique opportunity to practice [...]