TeamSTEPPS training set for Kearney campus

The training will be held at UNMC's Health Sciences Education Complex in Kearney.

The training will be held at UNMC's Health Sciences Education Complex in Kearney.

The Nebraska Coalition for Patient Safety (NCPS) will conduct a TeamSTEPPS® Master Trainer workshop at UNMC’s Health Sciences Education Complex in Kearney on July 29-30.

UNMC faculty is invited to attend the event for a discounted registration fee of $50 for both days.

Poor communication and lack of teamwork remain root causes of more than two-thirds of adverse events.

Research conducted in Nebraska hospitals has demonstrated that implementing and using team strategies and tools can improve all four components of a culture of safety:

  • reporting;
  • overall culture;
  • teamwork culture; and
  • learning culture.

This research is part of the evidence base for improving safety culture cited by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Consistent with previous TeamSTEPPS® workshops conducted in Nebraska:

  • Day 1 (July 29), attendees will learn and practice team strategies and tools (TeamSTEPPS® Fundamentals).
  • Day 2 (July 30), attendees will learn implementation strategies including coaching, managing culture change, measurement and evaluation, and action planning.

Participants can attend both days to become a certified TeamSTEPPS® Master Trainer.

It is suggested that at least three people attend the workshop to become TeamSTEPPS Master Trainers. The workshop is appropriate for clinical and non-clinical staff. Katherine Jones, Ph.D., president of the board of directors of NCPS, will lead a team of experienced Master Trainers to conduct the workshop.

Register here.

For more information or specific questions on the training, contact Jones.

Registration fees:
NCPS members
$180 to attend both days

$140 to attend the first day only

Non-NCPS members
$225 to attend both days
$175 to attend the first day only

UNMC faculty
$50 to attend either the first day or both days