Key result
Operating theatre routines like the WHO checklist provide rich leadership training for future surgical leaders.
Why the study?
Leadership skills are increasingly recognized as essential for surgical success across specialties and experience levels, with the operating theatre offering unique challenges and opportunities for leadership development.
Design
Review article
Authors
Loading...
Surgeons may leverage routine OR activities for leadership development; leaves open prospective validation of outcome benefits.
Highlights the importance of non-technical skills like leadership for surgeons and outlines how routine operating theatre activities can be used for leadership development.
Suliman et al. (2012) conducted a review in Leadership development in surgery. Leadership development was evaluated. Leadership learning in the operating theatre, utilizing daily routines like the WHO checklist and list-planning, can transform the environment into a rich learning space for future surgical leaders.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: