What is an Ideal of Anesthesia Care Team? : Learning in Medical and Nursing Education of Foreign Countries

Abstract

The introduction of the Anesthesia Care Team (ACT) has been advancing around the world. Its mission is to ensure and achieve a safe and secure peri-anesthesia medical provision system, and here in Japan, the “Perioperative Management Team Certification System” was started from April 2014. This can be considered a huge advancement for medical staffs who are active in the field of peri-operative care.
This paper will introduce the related discussions and their backgrounds in Japan, as well as include examples of practical education activities from other countries, in order to describe the ideal form of the ACT in our country.