Activity |
Resident level |
Comments/Resources/Links etc |
DEPARTMENTAL |
FUSE: Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy training |
All levels |
Online training via https://www.fuseprogram.org/
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Daily team work |
All levels |
Online training TEAMSTEPPS
Getting Started with TeamSTEPPS | Team Training | Center | AHA
Also free app for phone |
Time out and Debrief in OR with WHO checklist |
All levels |
Participation required every OR case |
Weekly Morbidity and Mortality Conference |
All levels |
Participation required every week |
Department of Surgery Quarterly Quality and Safety Grand Rounds |
All levels |
Required weekly attendance |
General surgery performance improvement projects |
Residents of all levels with special interest in quality and safety. |
Reach out to Dr. Pories with interest. Participation requires written commitment to attending meetings, completing assignments, participating in data collection, analysis, and writing for presentation or publication. CITI training required (free online training).www.citiprogram.org |
PLASTICS |
Quality and Safety Grand Rounds twice a year |
All levels |
For residents rotating on plastics or with interest in plastics. Reach out to Plastics admin for details and dates |
Plastics division/ortho oncology tumor board Thursday afternoons. |
All levels |
For residents rotating on plastics or with interest in plastics. Reach out to Plastics admin for details and dates |
ONCOLOGY |
Surgical Oncology Division
General Oncology Tumor Boards Monday at noon twice a month |
All levels |
Required for residents on Blue Team (oncology) Other residents interested in oncology welcome to attend. Reach out to surgical oncology admin for details (zoom link) |
Surgical Oncology Division
Breast Tumor Boards Friday at noon twice a month |
All levels |
Required for residents on Blue Team (oncology) Other residents interested in breast surgical oncology welcome to attend Reach out to surgical oncology admin for details (zoom link) |
ACS NAPBC Breast Center Steering Committee quarterly |
All levels |
Residents interested in breast surgical oncology welcome to attend Reach out to Dr. Pories and surgical oncology admin for details (zoom link) |
ACS Commission on Cancer Steering Committee quarterly |
All levels |
Residents interested in surgical oncology welcome to attend Reach out to Dr. Chokshi and surgical oncology admin for details (zoom link) |
TRAUMA |
Monthly Grand Rounds on Trauma quality, and process improvement. |
All levels |
Reach out to Lena Spence |
Second Thursday of every month @ 1:00 to 3:00 PM in person or zoom: review of cases for quality improvement and TQIP data twice a year . Resident participation is encouraged during trauma rotation. |
Chief residents (PGY4-5) |
Reach out to Dr. Sifri |
Guideline meeting (GAP) every other Thursday @ 11 AM ( in person or zoom) : discuss existing guideline and review new guidelines |
All levels |
Reach out to Dr. Gore |
Performance improvement projects in Trauma and Critical care |
Open to any Residents on service or interested in Trauma/CC |
Reach out to Dr. Glass/Bailey |
Research projects related to Trauma performance improvement. Monthly Trauma Research Meeting is held to discuss current and upcoming projects, meetings and presentations. |
All level Residents interested in Trauma/CC research |
Reach out to Dr Berry |
HOSPITAL |
UH Perioperative Quality and Safety meeting monthly (will include NSQIP) |
Chief Residents, or residents with special interest in quality and safety |
Reach out to Dr. Pories, Christine Cesareo cesarech@njms.rutgers.edu
or Antonia Armado-Oanes with interest armadaan@uhnj.org |
UH Quality and Safety Steering Committee monthly |
Chief Residents, or residents with special interest in quality and safety |
Reach out to Dr. Pories or Christine Cesareo cesarech@njms.rutgers.edu Antonia Armado-Oanes RN with interest |
RCAs, readmissions committee, other quality committees |
Chief Residents, or residents with special interest in quality and safety |
Reach out to Dr. Pories or Christine Cesareo cesarech@njms.rutgers.edu Antonia Armado-Oanes RN with interest |
Patient Safety Steering Committee |
Chief Residents, or residents with special interest in quality and safety |
Reach out to Dr. Pories, Christine Cesareo cesarech@njms.rutgers.edu or Antonia Armado-Oanes RN with interest |
Clinical Practice Committee quarterly |
Chief Residents, or residents with special interest in quality and safety |
Reach out to Dr. Pories, Christine Cesareo cesarech@njms.rutgers.edu or Antonia Armado-Oanes RN with interest |
OR committee monthly |
Chief Residents, or residents with special interest in quality and safety |
Reach out to Dr. Pories or Antonia Armado-Oanes RN with interest |
Housestaff Quality and Safety Committee (HQSC) |
All residents welcome |
Reach out to Matt Davis or Dr. Pories |
NETWORK |
RWJBH Surgery Quality Council series |
Chief Residents, or residents with special interest in quality and safety |
Reach out to Dr. Pories with interest |
