Navigating Transport Team Dynamics June 2026

Washington, DC US
June 30, 2026

This course equips participants with tools to improve communication and teamwork in patient transport settings. It covers strategies to overcome communication barriers using SBAR, call-out, check-back, and handoffs, and emphasizes the role of effective leadership, situational monitoring, and mutual support. Through team events and simulations, participants practice applying feedback and communication techniques to enhance team performance and patient care.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Paramedics

Learning Objectives

  1. Analyze common barriers to effective team communication which lead to ineffective patient care. Participants will apply communication strategies including SBAR, call-out, check back, and handoffs in order to overcome these barriers and improve communication within the team.
  2. Participants will analyze and apply brief, huddle, and debrief to promote effective communication between team members in the transport environment. Participants will have tools to develope a shared mental model to progress towards a patient care goal. Participants will apply the skills to function as a good leader in the transport environment.
  3. Apply feedback as a tool for improving teamwork and communication. Participants will run simulations acting in different roles of a team to facilitate the care of a patient using communication strategies to practice new skills acquired.

 

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.75 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 5.75 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 5.75 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
01/01/2026
Course expires: 
08/29/2026
Event starts: 
06/30/2026 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
06/30/2026 - 2:30pm EDT
Part of: 
DOTM Teamwork and Communication 2026
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Children's National Hospital
111 Michigan Ave NW
Washington, DC 20010
United States
Speaker(s)

Joshua Barnett, A.S.em, NRP, FP-C, C-NPT, PNCCT

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Elizabeth Berg, BSN, RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Daniel Schroeder, BSN, RN, CCRN, CNPT, PNCCT

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. Children’s National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362.

Available Credit

  • 5.75 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 5.75 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 5.75 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
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