Affiliation:
1. University of Central Florida, USA
2. Cannon-Bowers Consulting, USA
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the broader topic of team resiliency within the healthcare profession. Specifically, the authors discuss the current body of literature relating to healthcare teams, the concept of team resilience, and its potential application within the field of healthcare. Moreover, the authors propose different means of developing team resilience within healthcare teams including the theoretical application of an existing team resilience model to the healthcare profession. Lastly, suggestions are provided for future research that could help to develop the body of knowledge related to the topic.