Best International Paper Award: Utterance Based Analysis of Communicative Phases in Multidisciplinary Health Care Team Meetings

In the Netherlands, patient treatment plans are mostly discussed within medical multidisciplinary teams, in which medical physicians collectively formulate treatment recommendations. These teams would benefit from taking more time to discuss patients' background information and problems, the so-called initial orientation phase. According to award winning new research by organizational psychologist Margo Janssens, this leads to more focus in discussions and faster decision-making. This can reduce the workload among medical specialists, as well as the costs associated with these meetings.

This award is given to the paper judged to be the best international paper submitted to the HCM Division. The award is sponsored by the HCM Division and comes with a cash award and an award plaque from the Division. Eligible papers must be self-identified and identified by the Program Chair as international or Carolyn Dexter Award nominees. The HCM Best International Paper will be submitted to AOM as the HCM Division nominee for the Dexter Award. Authors of eligible papers are encouraged to identify their papers for consideration of this award during the Academy’s paper submission process. A committee headed by the Program Chair and comprised of selected members of the Executive Committee and the previous year's winner of the award, selects the winner.

Paper: https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.213bp