TeamSTEPPS Training Opportunities: Frequently Asked Questions
To be eligible to participate in any of the AHRQ-facilitated TeamSTEPPS offerings, you must live in the United States or U.S. territories and not have participated in another AHRQ-facilitated TeamSTEPPS training in 2024.
To be eligible to participate in the TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement or the TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Complete trainings, at least three members of your organization must participate in the same training. Individuals are welcome to participate in the TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Condensed or TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Mini-Session trainings.
Please review the tables on this page for more information on each of the TeamSTEPPS training offerings. If you would like support identifying the training that’s best for your team, email TeamSTEPPStraining@ahrq.hhs.gov.
Individuals are not eligible to participate in the TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Complete or TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement trainings because these courses are intended for organizational implementation rather than individual use. Individuals are welcome to participate in the TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Condensed or Mini-Session trainings.
To be eligible to participate in the TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Complete or TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement trainings, at least three members of your organization must participate in the training as a training team. Teams should be composed of individuals who can help implement TeamSTEPPS tools and strategies at your organization. For the Diagnosis Improvement training, your team should include individuals who come from a broad multidisciplinary background that includes clinicians and nonclinicians.
A maximum of 30 participants per organization may attend a training. To be eligible to participate in the TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Complete or TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement trainings, at least three members of your organization must participate in the training as a training team.
No, you may only participate in one AHRQ-facilitated TeamSTEPPS training. This rule allows AHRQ to make these training opportunities available to as many people as possible. Our team can help you identify the training that’s the best fit for you.
Courses sizes will differ based on interest and availability. Most trainings will have between 10 and 30 participants.
Your team will participate in training alongside eligible participants from other organizations based on interest and availability. Trainings are open to frontline providers, support staff, healthcare teams, educators, allied health staff, quality improvement organizations, students, system leaders, patients, and change teams across disciplines.
AHRQ will announce two in-person training opportunities at a later date.
AHRQ is offering virtual TeamSTEPPS trainings at no cost to participants through November 2024. Participants may choose to earn CEU credits for a fee. Please visit this page for more information about CEUs.
CEUs are available for participants to purchase for TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Complete, TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Condensed, and TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement trainings. You will receive a code for purchasing CEUs after you complete your training. You can learn more about CEU options here.
Yes, all participants will receive a certificate after completing the training.
TeamSTEPPS is designed for teams who work in any care setting. Frontline providers and teams in disciplines from pediatrics to surgery to neonatology have experienced improvements in teamwork, communication, and patient outcomes as a result of their participation in TeamSTEPPS.
The TeamSTEPPS 3.0 curriculum focuses on embracing the positive aspects of incorporating new teamwork and communication strategies into practice and recognizing the patient focus as the purpose of learning new skills. Faster care for stroke patients, more efficient patient transfers from emergency department gurneys to inpatient hospital beds, and fewer surgical complications are among the numerous success stories shared by healthcare teams who have participated in TeamSTEPPS.
Have additional questions? Email TeamSTEPPStraining@ahrq.hhs.gov.
