Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Weekly

Series Director

Shreya Sheth, MD

Target Audience and Needs

Pediatric cardiologists, anesthesiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, nurses, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare providers who treat children with cardiovascular diseases and conditions need to receive regular updates on strategies for individualizing treatment protocols and optimizing patient-centered care.  Using weekly surgical and catheterization cases as a springboard, the series aims to identify markers for team performance, to implement strategies for greater team communication, to promote situational awareness among team members, and to identify opportunities for quality and process improvements in clinical practice.  Overall, the series also aims to create a culture of safety and to improve the medical care and outcomes for children with cardiovascular diseases and conditions.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include case presentations.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Identify markers to evaluate team performance in the Texas Children's Heart Center.
• Recognize the expected outcomes for benchmark procedures and identify deviations that may affect outcomes.
• Develop strategies for quality and process improvement in the medical care of children with cardiovascular diseases and conditions.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Coordinator