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Teamwork, Interprofessionality and Own Career
Teamarbeit, Interprofessionalität und eigene Karriere
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:07:07
Abstract
Students will develop concepts and strategies for working effectively and respectfully in interprofessional healthcare teams. They will learn how important communication and teamwork are for quality and safety of patient care. Simulations will provide students with possibilities to reflect on own actions within the context of clinical work.
Objective
Learning objective 1: Students are able to describe the importance of colleagues’ knowledge and experience. Learning objective 2: Students develop strategies for using colleagues’ knowledge and experience in clinical situations and are able to apply these strategies. Learning objective 3: Students are able to team up spontaneously and effectively and clarify roles and responsibilities. Learning objective 4: Students can describe the importance of respect and appreciation for collaboration and performance. Learning objective 5: Students are able to communicate respectfully and in an appreciative manner. Learning objective 6: Students are able to describe benefits and risks of diverse opinions and conflicts in interprofessional teams and can apply strategies for managing them effectively. Learning objective 7: Students can identify success factors of teamwork and adapt their own interests accordingly. Learning objective 8: Students are able to recognize situations which require speaking up. Learning objective 9: Students develop strategies for speaking up effectively. Learning objective 10: Students are able to realize when they are stretched to their limits with respect to knowledge, skills, attitude. Learning objective 11: Students are able to apply strategies managing their own subject-specific limits. Learning objective 12: Students use self-reflection as a tool to reflect on their actions and related consequences for patients and team members and to develop learning opportunities.
Content
The module «interprofessional teamwork and career” will provide students with the possibility to learn principles of working together efficiently, effectively and safely in interprofessional healthcare teams. Consequences of teamwork for patient care & safety and implications for career management will be discussed. Applying experience-based learning, in simulations of clinical situation with varying degrees of complexity students will learn, which competencies are required in addition to clinical knowledge and skills. Teamwork and communication will be centerstage. Students will encounter simulated clinical situations (e.g., deteriorating patient in ward; trauma; resuscitation; board/colloquium) and reflect on their shared experience in structured debriefings. Particularly essential skills such as handover communication and speaking up will be deliberately practiced. Short lectures will present background and research findings.
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Registration & Places
- Signup End
- 01.02.2022
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise | Teamarbeit, Interprofessionalität und eigene Karriere |
|
2 h weekly |