High Reliability Organization
This Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds event took place on Tuesday, March 4, 2020 at 7:00 A.M.
Target Audience
This CME/CE activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, residents, fellows, and community providers.
Faculty and trainees within the Department of Medicine who are involved in the care of patients need to be regularly updated with the recent advances and guidelines in the fields of internal medicine and quality improvement to increase clinical knowledge, and to implement the advances and guidelines in clinical practice to enhance the quality of patient care and outcomes.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the session, the participants should be able to:
Explain what quality and reliability are in surgery and what it takes to achieve both.
Determine what the American College of Surgeons has done in the realm of Quality.
Review the process, findings, and recommendations of the High Reliability Organization Review by the American College of Surgeons on November 12, 2019.
John Goss, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Professor and Chief
Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Scott LeMaire, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Professor
Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Research support: Terumo Aortic, WL Gore and Associates, CytoSorbants; Intellectual property: Blackwell Publishing, Wiley Publishing; Advisory committee membership: Biom'up; Consultancy: Terumo Aortic.
Todd Rosengart, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Shawn Stafford, M.D., Contributor
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
James Suliburk, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Associate Professor and Chief
Department of Surgery, Section of Endocrine Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
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 enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Participation