TeamSTEPPS® Primary Care Version

The Primary Care version of TeamSTEPPS adapts the core concepts of the TeamSTEPPS program to reflect the environment of primary care office-based teams. The examples, discussions, and exercises below are tailored to the primary care environment.

For questions on how to use or implement this module or to offer feedback, call Richard Ricciardi, Ph.D., N.P., at 301-427-1578 or send an e-mail to richard.ricciardi@ahrq.hhs.gov.

Materials

This TeamSTEPPS module may undergo refinements while it is being tested in primary care practices as part of a project that runs through 2015. These files are offered as a courtesy to medical offices that wish to apply TeamSTEPPS principles in their practice settings.

Participant Handouts

• Instructor Guide (PDF File, 244 KB; Plugin Software Help) (Word File, 154 KB; Plugin Software Help)
• Your Expectations for This Training (PDF File, 34 KB; Plugin Software Help)
• Objectives (PDF File, 40 KB; Plugin Software Help)
• Sample Agenda (PDF File, 26 KB; Plugin Software Help)
• Thinking about Your Primary Care Office-Based Team (PDF File, 44 KB; Plugin Software Help)
• Video Reflections (PDF File, 36 KB; Plugin Software Help)
• When and Why To Use a Huddle (PDF File, 26 KB; Plugin Software Help)
• Cross-Monitoring (PDF File, 30 KB; Plugin Software Help)
• Mutual Support Behaviors (PDF File, 30 KB; Plugin Software Help)
• Creating a Handoff Checklist (PDF File, 32 KB; Plugin Software Help)

Slide Presentations

• Primary Care Office-Based Teams Instructor Guide (PowerPoint® File, 4.4 MB; Plugin Software Help) (PDF File, 1.4 MB; Plugin Software Help)
• Primary Care Teams Classroom Slides (PowerPoint® File, 14.5 MB; Plugin Software Help) (PDF File, 3.2 MB; Plugin Software Help)

Videos

• TeamSTEPPS Primary Care version Instructional videos