Optimizing ECMO Teams: What Every ECMO Educator Needs to Know About the Latest Advances in Team Science

ECMO is a team sport and requires a sophisticated understanding of team science to optimize outcomes. This chapter provides an overview of the latest understanding of advances in team science and concepts applicable to ECMO teams. Concepts such as coordination and sensemaking will be reviewed. There will also be a review of newer techniques to improve team performance including 10 for 10, use of a boundary spanner, team reflectivity, as well as techniques to increase a team’s psychological safety.