@article{Hussain_Sethi_2020, title={IMPLEMENTATION OF STRUCTURED MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM TRAINING FOR NEONATAL RESUSCITATION}, volume={70}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/5065}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objectives:</strong> To explore the experiences of participants following structured multidisciplinary team training and identify challenges towards its implementation in postgraduate training.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Qualitative case study research.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Pak-Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Oct 2017 to Mar 2018.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> The multi disciplinary team training was structured according to Ostergaard et al (2008) framework and comprised of pre-reading task, mini lecture, demonstration, reflective discussion using bad and good multi disciplinary teamwork videos followed by simulation-based exercise (briefing, immersion, debriefing and feedback). Four training sessions were conducted with four multidisciplinary teams, each comprising of residents from Paediatrics, Gynaecology/Obstetrics and Anaesthesia and a nurse. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with all the participants (n=16). Data were transcribed and verbatims were thematically analysed using O’Sullivan and Irby (2008) model.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> The participants were predominantly females (81.25%) with age range of 20-30 (62.5%) years. The multi-disciplinary team training resulted in increased interest, technical competence, and communication skills. The participants reported improvement in decision-making and development as team member/leader. They experienced interprofessional learning. Some personnel, systemic and resources related challenges towards its implementation were also identified.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> This study found that a structured multidisciplinary team training of postgraduate residents and nurses in neonatal resuscitation is worthwhile. The potential benefits such as improved competence, commu-nication skills and decision-making abilities outweigh the personnel, systematic and resources related challenges. Future studies should consider multidisciplinary team training of healthcare professionals.</p> <p>Keywords: , , , </p>}, number={4}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Hussain, Shabbir and Sethi, Ahsan}, year={2020}, month={Aug.}, pages={967–74} }