Journal Review in Hernia Surgery: Quality Improvement in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

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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