Meeting Information Objectives Faculty & Disclosures Scientific Program Exhibitors Online Evaluations Online CME

Objectives

Beyond the randomized controlled trial - The new science of using clinical information systems
Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA

• Discuss the use of multi-centered database mining

• Explore the use of databases in researching clinical questions

• Provide examples of how this research technique can be used for practice improvement

Databases for practice improvement: successes of the virtual PICU
Randall C. Wetzel, MBBS, FAAP

• Understand the utility of a multi-institutional database

• Discuss the use of comparative data in practice improvement

• Provide specific clinical examples of practice change through the use of multi-centered data

The electronic anesthesia record can be used to improve patient care
Mohamed Rehman, MD

• Discuss an example of how the electronic anesthesia record was used to solve a clinical problem.

The electronic anesthesia record can be used to improve OR efficiency
B. Randall Brenn, MD

• Discuss an example of how the electronic anesthesia record was used to improve operating room efficiency

Clinical Work: Productivity-based Compensations vs. Incentive Plans
Amr Abouleish, MD, MBA

• Understand the differences between Productivity-based compensations and incentives

• Understand what is valued and devalued by possible productivity measurements

Performance-based Credentialing
C. Dean Kurth, MD

• Discuss current and future JCAHO regulations for performance based credentialing

• Provide an example of a working system for performance based credentialing

Crew Resource Management
David M. Gaba, MD

• Discuss the utility of crew resource management in improving safety and quality in the operating room

• Describe the resources required in providing crew resource management for operating room personnel

• Discuss current and future JACAHO regulations regarding CRM

Communication
Thomas L. Shaw, MD

• Describe improved communication with transfer of care between intensive care units and the operating rooms

Checklists
Eugenie S. Heitmiller, MD, FAAP

• Describe the use of checklists to improve safety in the operating room

The Katrina Experience
Charles J. Fox, MD

• Present the experience and effects on health care delivery during and after the hurricane.

• Describe what additional preparation would have improved outcomes

• Describe what processes functioned well

Resource Utilization in Disasters
Paul Sirbaugh, MD

• Recognize the importance of outsourcing talents, skill sets and resources during disaster planning and response

• Describe the response and lessons learned from Katrina evacuees housed in the Astrodome

• Compare the responses, successes and failures between Katrina, Rita and Ike