Role Of Team Research Articles

From one-size-fits-all to Aston for Life: Refocusing alumni relations and development at Aston University

This paper will show the advantages of a strategic approach for a development and alumni relations function, including how to gain maximum benefit for your alumni, your team and your institution throughout the process itself. Using the Aston for Life strategy as a case study, the paper will outline how Aston University set the direction for alumni and development, creating a distinctive, clear and impact-driven offer. No dusty filing cabinet for this strategy: it has informed major investment and allocation of resources, team roles and structure, measures of success and provided a springboard for the role of alumni and philanthropy in the ambitious new institutional strategy Aston 2030. The paper also includes a deep dive into the development of the major initiative within the strategy, the Aston for Life platform, to demonstrate one way in which the strategy was put into practice.

Leaders of Family Businesses and Their Team Roles

Leaders of Family Businesses and Their Team Roles

Recounting the untold stories of breast cancer patient experiences: lessons learned from a patient-public involvement and engagement storytelling event.

Breast cancer remains a prevalent disease in women worldwide. Though advancements in breast cancer care have improved patient survival, a breast cancer diagnosis, and subsequent interventions have a lasting impact on patients' lived experiences during the pandemic. We present the collaborative learning process from this patient engagement workshop series as a community-academic partnership. Narrative medicine tools were used to recount patients' lived experiences following diagnosis, where both patients and researchers shared their cancer research activities in each workshop, and the role of the multidisciplinary healthcare team was discussed. We used an iterative approach to cohort building, narrative development, and the use of multiple media formats to capture stories. Over 20 patients with breast cancer shared their stories for the first time since their diagnosis with a wider audience. Here, we present the learning process and considerations from this event. Understanding patients' lived experiences can support researchers and healthcare professionals in developing an empathetic approach to shared healthcare decision making. Moreover, understanding the lived experiences of patients is critical to addressing disparities in healthcare.

Mapping the Landscape of Team Roles: A Cluster Analysis of Key Authors

This paper is a continuation of the presentation of results from a systematic literature review aimed at identifying key authors in the field of team roles and grouping them into clusters of interconnected authors. It aims to define clusters of authors focusing on team roles. The results of this work can serve to facilitate future researchers' orientation to the different typologies of team roles. The defined clusters can also be used by practitioners in the field due to the clarity of studies describing team roles. The methodology utilized in this study involved a systematic literature review followed by an analysis of author relationships through systematic literature mapping. As described by Soaita et al (2020), systematic literature mapping is considered a valuable tool for comprehensively understanding the structure of a specific topic. Following the guidelines proposed by Kuckartz and Rädiker (2019) for conducting a literature review based on literature search, we proceeded through the described phases. The obtained results have brought about surprising insights, particularly the strongly developed cluster around J. E. Mathieu. The cluster centred around S. K. Parker is also interesting in terms of its gradual linking pattern, where authors build upon each other's work gradually. The presented results serve as an initial exploratory input for further research on theories, concepts and models of typologies and taxonomies. The groups of approaches to team roles depicted in this study clarify the

Multidisciplinary Approaches in General Medical Practice: Enhancing Collaboration for Better Patient Care

Multidisciplinary approaches in general medical practice have become integral to providing comprehensive, patient-centered care, as the complexity of modern health issues often requires a diverse range of expertise. This review explores the role and benefits of multidisciplinary teams in enhancing patient outcomes, improving resource efficiency, and increasing patient satisfaction in general medical settings. By examining the contributions of various healthcare professionals—including primary care physicians, specialists, allied health professionals, and behavioral health specialists—this review emphasizes how collaborative efforts address complex health needs more effectively than traditional, siloed approaches. Key case studies illustrate successful multidisciplinary practices in managing chronic diseases and complex conditions, highlighting the advantages of coordinated care models. The review also addresses challenges, such as communication barriers, hierarchical dynamics, and logistical constraints, that can hinder effective collaboration. Furthermore, it discusses technological supports, such as electronic health records (EHR) and telemedicine, which facilitate real-time communication and care coordination. The article concludes with recommendations for expanding multidisciplinary teams in primary care, promoting educational initiatives for team-based care skills, and advocating for policy support to institutionalize multidisciplinary approaches in general medicine. These findings suggest that well-coordinated multidisciplinary teams can transform patient care, making it more holistic, efficient, and responsive to individual needs.

Perioperative Management of Opioid-Tolerant Patients: A Comprehensive Guide

The perioperative management of opioid-tolerant patients presents significant challenges, necessitating a tailored approach to pain management and the prevention of opioid-related complications. This review discusses the essential aspects of preoperative assessment, intraoperative strategies, and postoperative care for opioid-tolerant patients. Emphasis is placed on the continuation of baseline opioid therapy, the use of multimodal analgesia, and the importance of individualized opioid dosing to achieve effective pain control while minimizing the risk of withdrawal, respiratory depression, and opioid-induced hyperalgesia. The role of a multidisciplinary team in optimizing patient outcomes and the necessity of thorough discharge planning and follow-up are also highlighted. By addressing these critical factors, healthcare providers can ensure safe and effective perioperative care for opioid-tolerant patients.

The road less travelled: An exploratory study of the association between top management team dissimilarity and innovation capability

Abstract This study extends the upper echelons literature by shedding light on the role of top management team (TMT) dissimilarity, a specific conceptualization of team diversity. TMTs are typically composed of members from different functional areas who have unique information and values. The perception of the degree to which TMT members view themselves as dissimilar from other team members affects the TMT’s decision-making and, therefore, organizational outcomes. However, research does not address this perspective of TMT diversity. We examine how informational and value dissimilarity among TMT members is associated with incremental and radical innovation capability. We survey top managers from various industries and use partial least squares structural equation modeling analysis to explore the association between TMT dissimilarity and innovation capability empirically. The findings show that informational dissimilarity is positively associated with incremental innovation capability. Value dissimilarity is negatively associated with incremental innovation capability, whereas it is positively associated with radical innovation capability.

The Collaborative Pulse of Healthcare: a critical analysis of Nursing’s Role in a Holistic Approach to Patient Care Across Medical Specialties

This critical analysis explores nursing's pivotal role in fostering a holistic approach to patient care within multidisciplinary healthcare teams. As healthcare becomes increasingly complex, the integration of collaborative practices across specialties is essential for delivering comprehensive and patient-centered care. Nurses, often serving as the main touchpoint for patients, play a crucial role in coordinating care, advocating for patient needs, and bridging communication among healthcare professionals. This study examines the specific contributions of nurses, identifies challenges in inter-professional collaboration, and highlights enablers that support effective teamwork. Findings suggest that nursing collaboration positively impacts patient outcomes, satisfaction, and care continuity, though challenges such as communication barriers and hierarchical structures remain. By enhancing support for collaborative nursing roles, healthcare institutions can achieve improved quality of care and greater efficiency. Recommendations include promoting interdisciplinary training, clarifying team roles, and implementing policy reforms to empower the nursing workforce in holistic patient care.

Education on antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacies to be delivered as a part of a public health campaign

Abstract Introduction Community pharmacies are well-placed to educate the public on antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). Medicines management teams have historically focused on empowering prescribers to practise prudent use of antibiotics; in 2017 there was a lack of education/support to community pharmacy (CP) colleagues on the same topic, although subsequent ESPAUR reports (2) have highlighted the tools and resources that are now available to CP. To address the identified need locally, educational events for CP staff were organised with the aim of increasing knowledge of AMS and increasing confidence in recommending self-care for self-limiting respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Educational material delivered included key AMS messages, an introduction to the local antimicrobial guidelines and a case study. Method In the UK, a Birmingham based commissioning organisation organised a CP public health (PH) campaign promoting AMS. The campaign ran throughout February 2017. All CPs in Birmingham and Sandwell (n=385) were invited to an educational event, with 4 dates through January. The event provided educational presentations on AMS, including fundamentals of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and management of self-limiting RTIs, with interactive case studies focussing on patients who may initially present to their local pharmacy. Content was delivered by a consultant microbiologist and the antimicrobial lead pharmacist. Learning outcomes included understanding of AMS, AMR, appropriate antibiotic use, and the role of a CP team in raising public awareness. An electronic questionnaire was designed and provided to CP via PharmOutcomes after the campaign, to assess the impact of the events on the knowledge and confidence of the staff in delivering key AMS messages to the public. All responses were completed at the same time after the education session and this may impacted the results. The follow up questionnaire was classed as service evaluation by the organisation as per the NHS Health Research Authority assessment tool and did not require ethical approval. Results There were 226 responses to the questionnaire, from 210 (54.5%) CP. Of the 150 spaces available for the educational events, 144 tickets were reserved. Prior to the session 26% (n/58) of CP staff felt their knowledge of AMS was very good or excellent; after the session this increased to 78% (n/177). Confidence in recommending self-care for self-limiting RTIs also increased, with 79.2% (n/179) rating their confidence as very good or excellent after the session compared to 36.3% (n/82) beforehand. 95% (n/214) of CP staff felt that the education session changed their attitude towards AMS. Discussion / Conclusion This intervention showed a positive outcome of increasing CP knowledge about AMS and confidence in recommending appropriate self-care. The educational events were well attended although not all pharmacies were able to engage with the events and not all the learning outcomes were able to be captured in the evaluation survey. Overall feedback from CP was positive with the majority of staff gaining an increase knowledge and confidence in communicating with the public and recommending self care where appropriate. As the questionnaire was anonymised, we were unable to follow up feedback from individuals, which have useful to inform future sessions.

Penerapan Algoritma Backpropagation dalam Memprediksi Kemenangan dalam Bermain Mobile Legends

Victory in Mobile Legends is influenced by various factors, such as player skills, strategy, and character selection. To predict game outcomes, the backpropagation algorithm is applied to process historical gameplay data and create an accurate predictive model. This study aims to apply the backpropagation algorithm to predict victory based on player attributes, including team role, experience level, and past performance. The research method involves training and testing the model using data from multiple gameplay sessions with varied outcomes. Findings show that the backpropagation algorithm can predict game results with high accuracy, especially when the data includes a more comprehensive range of attributes. The implications of this study suggest that a backpropagation-based predictive model can help players understand their chances of winning and optimize their gameplay strategies. Furthermore, future developments in this algorithm could provide benefits for similar applications in other digital gaming fields.

Drivers of green innovation and green acquisition: empirical evidence from the food and beverage industry

Purpose Green innovation and green acquisition are key green marketing strategies. This paper aims to explore and compare the drivers of green acquisition and green innovation strategies firms adopt. Moreover, the moderating role of top management team (TMT) sustainability commitment is investigated. Design/methodology/approach The research model used secondary data based on 1,565 firm-year observations in the beverage and food industry in the US. The two-stage control function approach was used for data analysis. Findings Media attention motivates firms to pursue both green innovation and green acquisition. The TMT sustainability commitment plays a pivotal moderating role. It strengthens the link between environmental regulation stringency and green innovation but weakens the impact of media attention on green acquisition. Practical implications Managers can leverage the study’s findings to guide sustainable marketing decisions in response to environmental regulations and media scrutiny. Policymakers and investors can encourage firms to adopt more sustainable practices, helping align corporate strategies with Sustainable Development Goals 9 and 12. Originality/value Though green innovation determinants are extensively studied, most studies rely on surveys or qualitative methods rather than secondary data. Also, as an alternative to developing in-house green technologies or products, the drivers of green acquisition remain unclear despite its growing prevalence. This study addresses both gaps in the sustainable marketing literature.

A Intervenção do Serviço de Atenção Domiciliar junto ao usuário e cuidador na rede de atenção à saúde

**Introduction**: Population aging drives the development of home care practices, expanding the role of healthcare teams. The Home Care Service (SAD) is characterized by comprehensive actions in health promotion, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation performed at home, ensuring continuity of care and effective integration with healthcare networks and the user. **Objective**: To highlight the relationship between the Home Care Service (SAD) and healthcare networks. **Methodology**: This is a descriptive study in the form of a narrative literature review, which sought to highlight the relationship between the Home Care Service (SAD) and healthcare networks. The research was conducted through online access to the PubMed, Medline, and Scielo databases, using the descriptors "home care services," "SUS," and "healthcare networks." Inclusion criteria were: articles available in full text, in Portuguese and English, addressing the topic, and published between 2019 and 2023. **Results**: The results highlight the importance of home care services in assessing, identifying, and training caregivers, promoting self-care and user autonomy. The lack of professional guidance for caregivers presents an opportunity for improvement in care practices. Furthermore, SAD stands out as an innovative strategy in healthcare, surpassing primary care and emergency services, adopting a humanized approach aligned with SUS. By replacing or complementing hospital stays, it seeks equity in resource distribution for efficient access to home care, with active intervention in caregiver training, playing a crucial role in preventing complications, and consolidating itself as a key agent for a patient-centered approach within the SUS framework. **Conclusion**: The intervention of SAD with the user and caregiver is of utmost importance in training caregivers to assist users, avoiding unnecessary complications and ensuring continuity of care within SUS. Thus, the service complements the care provided in primary care and emergency services and substitutes or complements hospital stays.

Unpacking the (more accepted) role of the dental team in obesity.

Unpacking the (more accepted) role of the dental team in obesity.

Rehabilitation Teams Across the Disaster: A Field Report

Background and Objectives: The article highlights the crucial role of rehabilitation teams in managing disasters. While the importance of rehabilitation in the post-disaster phase is well-recognized, the article underscores the need for greater emphasis on pre-disaster planning and mitigation efforts. Case Presentation: A case study on the 2017 Kermanshah earthquake illustrates the challenges and successes of physiotherapy in disaster relief. The Iranian Physiotherapy Association (IPA) swiftly established a temporary clinic staffed by volunteers. Physiotherapy addressed a range of injuries, including soft tissue and neurological problems. Challenges in delivering physiotherapy services during emergencies include resource constraints, accessibility issues, and infrastructure damage. Conclusion: The article concludes that improvements in these areas can significantly enhance physiotherapy services during crises, leading to better recovery outcomes for survivors. Increased collaboration of rehabilitation teams and implementing research, may improve disaster preparedness and response.

Postburn Abdominal Pain of Gastrointestinal Origin: A Scoping Review.

After burn injury, patients may have abdominal pain due to several causes and etiologies, some of which could be life-threatening, including pancreatitis, stress ulcers, Clostridium difficile infection, and so forth. This pain sometimes poses a major diagnostic challenge. This scoping review is the first reported review to address and discuss this entity of patients after burn injury in abdominal pain of gastrointestinal origin. A scoping review of PubMed, Google Scholar, and other electronic research sites was performed. All relevant articles of any study design were included in this review. Variables included in this study were sex distribution, age, related total burn surface area, incidence rate, characteristics of pain, diagnosis, management, outcomes, and mortality rate. The medical literature identified 114 articles. According to our inclusion criteria, 91 articles were reviewed in this article. Through these articles, we reviewed in detail the characteristics of postburn abdominal pain, the relevant diseases responsible for this complaint, the epidemiologic features of these diseases, and potential management approaches aiming to help burn specialists in making earlier diagnosis and, thus, timely treatment. Early recognition of postburn abdominal pain, as well as timely diagnosis and treatment, play a significant role in prognosis and mortality. Thus, it is extremely important for burn specialists and plastic surgeons to thoroughly investigate postburn abdominal pain. Also, one of the aims of this review was to shed light on the important role of the multidisciplinary team in burn patient management to improve the prognosis.

Diseño y análisis de las propiedades psicométricas del instrumento de competencias de trabajo interprofesional para su uso en la población mexicana (CIP-Mx)

IntroductionInterprofessional education includes diverse strategies in order to promote competencies such as communication, ethics, critic reflection and quality processes. It is characterized by simultaneously including diverse discipline participants in the educative process. The assessment of these competencies is essential. AimTo design an assessment instrument for interprofessional health workers competencies and to measure its psychometric properties. MethodAn assessment instrument was designed, it included four competencies (communication, learning and critical reflection, quality and health processes, and ethics and values); in three dimensions (leadership and team work, roles and responsibilities, patient centered care). For content validity assessment, an expert judgement was made. Due to the fact that this instrument can be used as seven separate instruments, or, as well, as the combination of several of them due to intersection of the items between dimensions and competencies; seven exploratory factorial analysis were performed, four by competencies, and three by dimensions. The exploratory factorial analysis used varimax rotation, Bartlett test and KMO.For reliability assessment Cronbach´s Alpha was performed for each dimension, for each competency and two general ones (one for dimension assessment and another one for competencies). ResultsPsychometric properties of the instrument are described. It shows adequate properties to be used in Mexican population. ConclusionsThe instrument is suitable for measuring interprofessional work competencies from different dimensions.

Staff perspectives of barriers and facilitators to implementation of the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) program in New York City safety net hospitals

BackgroundIn response to the heavy burden of untreated substance use disorders (SUD) in hospital patients, many health systems are implementing addiction consult services staffed by interprofessional teams that diagnose SUD, make recommendations for SUD care in the hospital, and link patients to post-discharge treatment. In 2018, the New York City public hospital system began rolling out the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) program in six hospitals. CATCH teams are comprised of an addiction-trained medical provider, social worker or addiction counselor, and peer counselor. MethodsThe study conducted qualitative interviews with CATCH staff at all six participating hospitals as part of a pragmatic trial studying the effectiveness and implementation of CATCH. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) framework guided interviews conducted from 2018 to 2021 with 26 staff at the start of implementation and with 33 staff 9–12 months post-implementation. The study team created a codebook a priori and further refined it through additional coding of initial interviews. Codes were systematically analyzed using the CFIR. ResultsBarriers and facilitators spanned four CFIR domains: inner setting, outer setting, process, and individual characteristics. Barriers identified were primarily related to the outer and inner settings, including patient characteristics and limited resources (e.g. medical comorbidities, homelessness), insurance, CATCH team role confusion, and infrastructure deficits (e.g., availability of physical space). Additional barriers related to process (workload burden), and characteristics of individuals (stigma and lack of comfort treating SUD among medical teams). Facilitators were mostly related to the characteristics of individuals on the CATCH team (advantages and expertise of the CATCH peer counselor, CATCH team communication and cohesiveness) and inner setting (CATCH team relationships with hospital staff, hospital leadership buy-in and support, and infrastructure). Community networks (outer setting) and CATCH training resources (process) were also facilitators of program implementation. ConclusionAddiction consult services have great potential for improving care for hospital patients with SUD, but as new programs in busy hospital settings they face barriers to implementation that could impact their effectiveness. Barriers may be particularly impactful for programs operating in safety-net hospitals, given limited resources within the health system and the multiple and complex needs of their patients. Understanding the strengths of these programs as well as the barriers to their implementation is critical to utilizing addiction consult services effectively.

Team roles and challenges in experiential learning in sustainability accounting education: A four-stage learning cycle

ABSTRACT This study aims to provide insights into the process of team-based experiential learning in a sustainability accounting course. A case study of a postgraduate course on material flow cost accounting at a German university was applied. Data were collected from learning journals and in-depth interviews. The findings provide insights into the process of team-based experiential learning. The process is indicated by four team roles of students: interpersonal, information, analytic, and action roles, which move around the four-stage learning cycle. Six challenges in students' experiential learning in teams were found at different stages: the characteristics of team dynamics, the selection of relevant information from the case, confusion and frustration, connecting information in a meaningful manner, time constraints, and the increasingly complex level of the tasks. The study contributes to the accounting education literature and experiential learning literature by extending knowledge about team roles and learning challenges around the learning cycle. Practical implications for educators are discussed to facilitate team-based experiential learning toward sustainability education. These include the adoption of educator role profiles to support students' learning, the creation of a safe learning space for students, and the design of experiential learning activities on the foundation of four-stage learning processes.

Enhancing Patient Safety: The Role of Interdisciplinary Teams in Reducing Blood Culture Contamination.

Blood cultures are vital to diagnostic workups among many hospitalized patients, providing valuable information about bloodstream infections (BSIs), which cause roughly 250 000 deaths annually between North America and Europe. Despite advances in health care, blood culture contamination remains a substantial problem, with deleterious effects on patient mortality, patient and hospital costs, and microbial resistance. This article reviews the repercussions of blood culture contamination on the health care system and delineates evidence-based strategies to decrease contamination rates. To reduce blood culture contamination rates, our health care facility undertook a quality improvement initiative. A task force was created, consisting of leadership from the laboratory, phlebotomy, nursing, pathology, internal medicine teams, emergency medical services, and others. Measures included comprehensive staff training, standardization of protocols and supplies across facilities, and the introduction of waste tubes and smaller-volume chlorhexidine applicators for skin preparation. Data on blood culture contamination rates were collected before and after implementation. Prior to the intervention, the average monthly blood culture contamination rate across our facilities was 3.76%. Following the intervention, this rate decreased significantly to 2.07%, representing a reduction of 44.95%. Statistical analysis revealed a strong association between the implemented interventions and the decreased contamination rates, with a chi-square value of 62.3, 1 degree of freedom, and a P value of less than .001. These results indicate that the interventions were highly effective. Furthermore, the reduced contamination rates were sustained in the subsequent months, consistently remaining below 2%. The study demonstrated a substantial reduction in blood culture contamination rates through targeted interventions, highlighting the efficacy of combining evidence-based strategies with interdisciplinary teamwork to improve patient care outcomes.

The Management of Sports-Oriented Physical Education Program in China

This quantitative research determines perceptions students on the sports-oriented physical education program in a selected university in China in terms of Seasons, Team Affiliation, Formal Competition, Record Keeping, Culminating Events, and Festivity. Mean scores of each construct were used to determine satisfaction levels overall and assess differences by demographic factors, including sex and year level, through a quantitative analysis approach. Students overall rated the program highly, expressing that it is generally well-run across all dimensions. Festivity received the highest scores, highlighting students' appreciation for community development and the celebratory aspects of the program. No statistically significant differences were found by sex or year level, suggesting the program is perceived as accessible and fair for all students. Some areas for improvement were identified, such as competition fairness and record-keeping practices. Recommended adjustments include increased transparency in competition guidelines, comprehensive record-keeping practices, and introducing flexible team roles to better meet student expectations for engagement, skill development, and satisfaction within the PE program. These findings suggest that the physical education program is organized effectively to accommodate diverse student abilities, fostering an inclusive environment.