Increasing patient safety with neonates via handoff communication during delivery: a call for interprofessional health care team training across GME and CME.

Vanderbilt AA, Pappada SM, Stein H, Harper D, Papadimos TJ. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2017;8:365-367.

Handoffs are vulnerable to communication missteps, and they are further complicated when complex patients such as neonates are involved. This commentary suggests that interprofessional simulation and communication tools can help teams build skills required for reliable and effective handoffs.

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