In their last Behind the Knife episode, the Hernia Content Team from Carolinas Medical Center discusses quality improvement in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR). The complexity of AWR patients makes this discipline a perfect match for quality improvement efforts. The group review two papers published by their group: one that tracks patient outcomes over time and then another that reviews a specific quality improvement initiative (penicillin allergy protocol). 

Hosts:

·      Dr. Sullivan “Sully” Ayuso, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Endeavor Health (Evanston, IL), @SAyusoMD (Twitter)

·      Dr. Monica Polcz, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)

·      Dr. Vedra Augenstein, Professor of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, NC), @VedraAugenstein (Twitter)

·      Dr. Todd Heniford, Chief of GI & MIS, Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, NC), @THeniford (Twitter)

Learning Objectives:

-       Define Quality Improvement and its Importance in Surgical Practice

-       Identify Key Strategies and Examples of Quality Improvement Initiatives in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

-       Explain the Process of Implementing and Evaluating a Quality Improvement Project

-       Recognize the Value of Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Quality Improvement

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