Care of adult patients with hematologic or oncologic malignancies is increasingly complex. Hospice and palliative care clinicians are asked to care for them earlier in the course of care, based on evidence that early palliative care improves survival, symptoms, mood, cost, and patient and caregiver satisfaction. To ensure success of upstream involvement, clinicians must be equipped to competently care for these patients and “speak the language” of the hematologist/oncologist and radiation oncolo...

The 13th University of Pennsylvania Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symposium will highlight the advances in the treatment of IBD. Lectures by nationally and internationally recognized experts will be followed by interactive case presentations and panel discussions. A wide array of topics will be discussed including pharmacologic therapies and surgical interventions and optimal use of imaging and endoscopy. Participants will receive a comprehensive overview of the latest available research and clinic...

A gathering of any Penn Medicine staff members to review various media covering topics including (but not exclusively) implicit bias, structural racism, and less known historical events involving persons of color.

M&M Conferences will review timeline of event (allograft loss, complications, deaths, return to OR, and unanticipated readmissions), identify area where breakdown occurred, identify root cause, review related literature if applicable, identify action items to prevent similar events in future.

Our instructor-led educational series demonstrates the implementation of an effective compliance program. Presentations promote general documentation principles of the medical record to ensure full compliance with all billing requirements, including providing accurate billing to both the patient and third-party payers for both Hospital and Professional Fees. The UPHS compliance program requires training for all billing providers and applicable billing personnel. These training sessions concen...

Evidence-based literature review provides faculty, residents, advanced practice providers, and nurses a forum to review the most updated peer-reviewed literature related to benign and malignant breast disease to facilitate adherence to evolving contemporary clinical practice guidelines.

To comply with ACGME's specialty guidelines competency-based curriculum through interactive lectures given by leaders in the field in all aspects of Urology from basic science to the latest treatment options to physician patient communication.

To present challenging urology cases to optimize management during monthly conferences. Morbidity and mortality cases are presented on a three-month basis which serves as quality control and for improvement.

Grand Rounds conference provide the surgical team, including faculty, residents, nurses and physician assistants a forum to discuss new clinical and scientific information. World renowned leaders and experts in various surgical disciplines present cutting edge techniques and scientific breakthroughs.

During QAPI meetings we will review quality metrics, improvement performance projects within the Penn Transplant Institute, and identify targets for quality improvement and improved patient outcomes.