Bi-monthly Divisional Conference for neonatology faculty, fellows, and APPs in addition to Intensive Care Nursery nurses. Topics are rotating and include Morbidity and Mortality conference; Resuscitation Video Review, a review of teamwork and best practices in delivery room and in-unit resuscitations; Health Equity Conference, identifying best practices to mitigate the impact of social determinants of health on neonatal patients and their families; and joint neonatology/MFM conference, which rev...

This activity is designed to review morbidity and mortality cases as presented to the liver transplant team as well as to assess quality measures being implemented by the liver transplant program.

The CVCT conference includes CT surgery, Cardiology and Cardiac Anesthesia providers. Two patient cases are presented (One chosen by CT surgery, one by cardiology. Cases are designed to be instructive about patient care and challenges in management. Cases are discussed in a Heart Team format. Individual topic reviews are also presented.

This is a recurring multi-disciplinary tumor board to review thyroid cancer and thyroid neoplasm cases and provide team-based management recommendations.

This is a biweekly conference (2nd and 4th Monday) in which Movement Disorders Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, and fellows, together with Neuropsychologists, will review surgical movement disorders cases. Surgical options discussed will include unilateral or bilateral deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus, globus pallidus interna, or ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus, or MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy. Patient characteristics incl...

Identify major sources of morbidity and mortality in cardiovascular practice; Emphasize prevention, new techniques, and contemporary methods. Review statistics of caseloads/complications for cardiovascular surgery and interventional cardiology at PPMC and make recommendations to be forwarded to the QA committee for care.

During the conference, we present and review multiple cases. We emphasize the pathologic findings, including gross and histologic description, pertinent and relevant clinical information, and highlight important point and keys for providing patient care and a pathology team. During the conference we also review and present pertinent educational topics to enhance learning by reinforcing and elaborating on important points. This conference is intended for gross room personnel, including, but no...

Responsible team will present catherization/interventional case management difficulties in caring for patient with a variety of coronary, valvular, myocardial, pericardial and electrophysiologic disorders. Relevant case materials will be discussed, and aspects of management will be offered in each case. Continuing review of changes in quality of care as revealed by medical audits or patient-care reviews.

This conference aims to provide educational content related to quality improvement in healthcare and anesthesiology. Major themes include QI science, performance improvement science, feedback about safety events and implementation of best practices.

In Quality Forum we analyze the quality care chasm using quality and safety methodology to create solutions to narrow the gap between ideal and actual care provided. Our Chief Residents present service statistics, case lists, and specific case analysis to generate discussion and QI proposals. This is an interdisciplinary, team-based activity.