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# Care Teams

> SDK reference for care team operations.

# clinik.careTeams

Care Teams represent groups of practitioners collaborating on patient care, mapped to the FHIR `CareTeam` resource.

## create

```ts theme={null}
const { data, meta } = await clinik.careTeams.create(request): Promise<ApiResponse<CareTeam>>
```

| Field                     | Type               | Required | Description                           |
| ------------------------- | ------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------- |
| `name`                    | `string`           | Yes      | Team name                             |
| `status`                  | `string`           | No       | proposed, active, suspended, inactive |
| `category`                | `string[]`         | No       | Team categories                       |
| `patientId`               | `string`           | No       | Patient this team is for              |
| `encounterId`             | `string`           | No       | Encounter context                     |
| `period`                  | `{ start?, end? }` | No       | Active period                         |
| `participant`             | `Array`            | No       | Team members                          |
| `reasonCode`              | `string[]`         | No       | Reason codes                          |
| `managingOrganizationIds` | `string[]`         | No       | Managing organizations                |
| `phone`                   | `string`           | No       | Team phone                            |
| `email`                   | `string`           | No       | Team email                            |
| `note`                    | `string`           | No       | Additional notes                      |

### Participant Fields

| Field          | Type               | Required | Description              |
| -------------- | ------------------ | -------- | ------------------------ |
| `role`         | `string`           | No       | Participant role         |
| `memberId`     | `string`           | Yes      | Member reference         |
| `onBehalfOfId` | `string`           | No       | Organization represented |
| `period`       | `{ start?, end? }` | No       | Participation period     |

## Example

```ts theme={null}
const { data } = await clinik.careTeams.create({
  name: 'Diabetes Management Team',
  status: 'active',
  patientId: 'pt_abc123',
  participant: [
    { role: 'Primary Care Physician', memberId: 'Practitioner/pract_dr456' },
    { role: 'Endocrinologist', memberId: 'Practitioner/pract_dr789' },
  ],
});
```

## read / update / delete / search

Same pattern as other resources. Search supports `patientId`, `status`, `category` filters.