Surgical Quality Improvement

This book teaches the theories and concepts behind surgical quality improvement and explains the skills and traits needed to become a high quality provider.

The editors aim to teach and inspire the reader to achieve high quality outcomes and strive for continuous improvement.

Key theories of quality improvement are explored, with a focus on applications to the field of surgery The authors discuss practical skills for quality improvement, including data interpretation, problem definition, as well as implementation and dissemination techniques Detailed examples of how to manage different situations are provided Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Rachel R. Kelz, MD MSCE

Associate Professor of Surgery

Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program ACS NSQIP, Surgeon Champion Department of Surgery Center for Surgery and Health Economics University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine

Klappentext

This unique handbook is designed for surgeons involved in personal, programmatic, institutional, regional or national QI efforts. The book highlights key quality improvement principles that relate to the care of the surgical patient. Theories as well as practical tips regarding quality improvement are gathered for this outstanding resource.

Aimed at surgical residents and young surgical faculty, Success in Academic Surgery: Surgical Quality Improvement is written by expert authors who are members of the Association for Academic Surgery. No similar book directed at surgeons exists, and this is a timely and comprehensive QI resource for trainees, educators, and surgical leaders.

Inhalt

1. Quality Improvement in Surgery.- 2. The science of quality improvement.- 3. Measuring Surgical Quality.- 4. Are you capable of providing high quality care?.- 5. Surgical Quality Improvement: Local quality improvement.- 6. How to address a quality problem.- 7. Barriers and pitfalls in quality improvement.- 8. Conflict Resolution.- 9. Teaching quality improvement.- 10. Is 'quality science' human subjects research?.- 11. Academic careers in quality improvement.- 12. National Quality Improvement: Federal Regulation, Public Reporting, and the Surgeon.- 13. The public perception of quality improvement in surgery.