November 10
by Jonathan Downham
“Crisis Resource Management (CRM) in Healthcare promotes safety by addressing the behavioural and cognitive skills needed to effectively manage all available resources, especially during a crisis situation. This can be accomplished through the development of superior non-technical skills such communication, teamwork, situational awareness, and leadership.”
McMaster University 2014 http://simulation.mcmaster.ca/crmproject.html
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