Modern acute care medicine is eye-wateringly complex and potentially dangerous. It really can't be delivered safely without deliberately addressing our teamwork (in both acute and chronic situations). Unfortunately, historically, human factors were commonly left to chance, and recently have been threatened by decerebrate checklists and meaningless psychobabble. Practical strategies exist (thank goodness!) and will be reviewed. We have much to learn, but must also avoid overly simple answers to exceedingly complex problems. It's time to get back to basics and away from the BS. Come be part of a practical revolution
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