Hey L-F, 

I don't know of any tools, but I had been exploring the idea of measuring team effectiveness for my PhD (in the stone ages). The literature at the time suggested that the 'gold-standard' of measuring team interactions was video-review / analysis (looking for verbal and non-verbal signs of collaboration). Probably not super useful for you - but an interesting way of thinking about it. 

Cheers, 

Todd

Thanks for your input, Todd.

It does seem a little difficult to evaluate such skills via video-review. I'm afraid it would inject a significant dose of artificiality in the collaborative process. "Hold on, I know you want to discuss the case of our common patient Mrs Wilson with me, but we need to have this discussion in front of a camera, so that I can assess your collaborator skills later on...".

In the past, we had simulated collaborative meetings, where we provided residents with feedback on how they handled the process. It was conceived as a formative activity, however, not as an evaluative tool. And it always felt to me that IPC simulations weren't nearly as effective as they usually are in other formative contexts (medical interview simulations, for instance). Maybe we need to take a second look at that option...

Great discussion! This is an area that I also have thought about a lot. I routine complete assessment notes on residents whom I have seen patients together with. However, I struggle to elaborate on the specifics of the collaboration skills, other than the usual respect for involving each other for the therapeutic decision.