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Transforming Team Dynamics in Healthcare: Embracing Collaboration for Better Outcomes

In today's healthcare landscape, collaboration is essential. Cynthia Spry, an independent clinical consultant, emphasizes the importance of teamwork across disciplines such as Operating Rooms, Environmental Services, and Sterile Processing. True change happens when we step out of our comfort zones to foster communication and understanding among departments. By sharing knowledge, supporting each other, and recognizing each member's contributions, we can enhance patient safety, streamline infection prevention, and achieve superior outcomes. Let's embrace the new way of working together for a healthier tomorrow.

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Transforming Team Dynamics in Healthcare: Embracing Collaboration for Better Outcomes

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  1. Collaboration... Cynthia Spry, MA, MS, RN, CNOR, CSIT Independent Clinical Consultant Cynthia350@gmail.com

  2. It’s a new day • We are all in this together: • OR • Environmental Services • Sterile Processing • Infection Prevention/Control • Success depends upon outcomes – best achieved through a team effort

  3. Pani Panic Zone Growth Zone Comfort Zone

  4. Change occurs when the consequences of change are less painful than the consequences of making no change • Must leave our comfort zone

  5. Paradigm Shift • In the past employees gained status by hoarding/protecting knowledge • Today employees become more valuable by seeking opportunities to work with others and to exchange knowledge

  6. The New Way Teamwork yields sweet rewards

  7. Barriers to Team • Departments have poor understanding of each other’s work and responsibilities • Lack of appreciation for contribution • Image problem • Minimal face to face interactions • Interactions often negative • IP – dept of one or two • SPD – location and access • Human behavior is often unpredictable

  8. Collaborate in good times

  9. Critical Keys Commitment

  10. Collaboration • SPD part of what is happening in arena of quality reporting • Make SPD staff aware of requirements for reporting SSI • Start with abdominal hysterectomy and colon surgery • 2012 reporting requirement • Total joints • High interest

  11. Collaboration • Ensure IP/SSI data disseminated • Personalize an infection • Share what you know • Infection • What types of organisms • What causes infection • Who gets an infection • What are some preventive measures that can be quantified

  12. Collaboration – Share What You Know On the job • Get to know each other • Orientation – time with each other • Become comfortable in unfamiliar environment • Off the job • Invite to professional organization meetings and seminars • Annual workshop • Offer to speak or present poster at meetings

  13. Collaboration • Lobby for inclusion: • OR committee • Patient safety committee • Form joint committee for one project purpose

  14. Collaboration • Project • Choose something small enough to be able to achieve success but big enough to matter • Establish responsibilities • Establish communication protocols • Stay on top of this • Cancel meeting only for TRUE emergency • Demonstrate seriousness of purpose • Celebrate together

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