[Onboarding in emergency medicine : Methods, challenges and opportunities].

Abstract

Emergency medicine places high demands on all specialized healthcare professionals. A structured onboarding process is essential for high-quality care and effective interprofessional collaboration. Current onboarding concepts in emergency departments are heterogeneous and often insufficient. Organizational measures, such as reliable rotation schedules, evaluation meetings and the integration of interprofessional perspectives create the foundation for effective onboarding. Investing in induction concepts promotes employee loyalty, team dynamics and efficiency of patient care in the long term.A wide range of methods can be utilized for knowledge transfer, including the use of digital media and low-threshold learning units in everyday working life. Simulation plays a particularly important role, enabling realistic, interprofessional and interdisciplinary training of emergency situations. Internal standards should be actively included and communicated during induction. Mentoring programs for new professionals provide orientation and enable regular, personalized feedback. An open error culture that views mistakes as an opportunity for improvement should be communicated from the outset and practiced within the team. In addition, biopsychosocial stresses such as shift work, moral distress and emotional exhaustion must be addressed. Digital learning platforms and artificial intelligence (AI)-supported tools will increasingly enable new, personalized learning pathways. The development of uniform (inter)national standards could improve onboarding on a broad scale and promote the exchange between emergency departments.