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ANZCA and FPM CPD Program resources: Team scenario

Activity: Team training scenario within own work environment, with usual work team Practice evaluation - Reviewing performance

Team training scenario within own work environment, with usual work team

  • Training scenario with usual team including education, practice, and feedback on team performance, often in a simulated environment to facilitate practice improvement.

  • Undertake a team orientation for a new procedure or a revised algorithm
  • Undertake a team practice of a safety protocol - for example: COVID-19 airway scenario
  • Undertake a theatre-based simulation - for example: intra-operative cardiac arrest or COVID-19 drill
  • Practising oxygenator changeouts with a small group, with feedback session following
  • Simulation scenarios in the pre-operative area - for example: adverse drug reaction drill
  • Undertake a CORPULS Simulation group training session
  • Simulated anaesthesia events with pre-brief, intraoperative crisis management and debrief sessions
  • Simulated military casualty exercise
  • Perioperative team training - examples include: thoracic surgery and OB/GYN scenarios
  • MEPA (Managing Emergencies in Paediatric Anaesthesia) simulations: anaphylaxis, cardiac arrest, LA toxicity, laryngospasm, difficult airway workshop, equipment failure for visiting specialists.
  • Undertake a PROMPT team training scenario
  • Practice team emergency scenarios - for example: evacuation of the theatre in the event of fire

External resources


  • Title: Introduction to the Fundamentals of TeamSTEPPS® Concepts and Tools
  • Duration: 60 mins approx



Practice evaluation: COVID-19 - 30 min LSCS DRILL

This template, provided by the Royal Hospital for Women, NSW, outlines team members roles and stages of care for a 30-minute emergency caesarean section multidisciplinary team drill. Permission is granted by the authors to modify to reflect local practice. If conducted according to CPD requirements, this activity may qualify for CPD value under the Team training scenario within own work environment, with usual work team activity category.

ANZCA & FPM resources


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