The Science of Teamwork: Evidence and Best Practices that Matter

Eduardo Salas, PhD, is an internationally recognized expert on the science of teamwork, fostering team effectiveness, design and implementation of team training strategies, and he’s the author of teamwork guidelines for health care and other industries. Salas is a leader in the field of teamwork and cross-disciplinary leadership training, having authored, co-authored or edited more than 480 journal articles, book chapters and books.

In this workshop, Salas will discuss evidence-based competencies, best practices and guidelines for developing effective teams and training team leaders and followers. Salas will also share his thoughts on the effectiveness of team training programs and describe what matters in developing teamwork. The session will consist of a mixture of lecture and small group activities to identify and apply potential solutions that promote and sustain multidisciplinary health research.

EVENT SPONSORS: UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute, CTSA-linked KL2 Mentored Career Development Award, UB School of Public Health and Health Professions, and UB School of Management

ACCREDITATION: The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CERTIFICATION: The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CREDIT: This program is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award numbers UL1TR001412 and KL2TR001413.

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