03_02_03 Handover and the ward round

Handover
Session Overview
Description
This session covers the different aspects of handover pertaining to clinical practice. Handover is an essential part of the skillset required for personnel involved in the delivery of clinical care.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Describe how significant risk may be introduced during handover leading to adverse events
• Identify the actions that should be taken to avoid issues with continuity of care
• List the recommended tools for handover
• Describe the current recommendations in relation to handover
• List the barriers to effective handover

Handover of medical information is an integral part of patient care when multidisciplinary teams are involved and when care is transferred between the teams.

Handing over complete, accurate and precise patient information can potentially influence patient care and outcomes.

This session examines the challenges to handover, the common themes and the tools for improving the quality of handover.