ASA Anesthesiology 2012 Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington D.C. October 13 17, 2012 Educational Offerings on Quality Improvement and Registries For More Information and Registration, go to http://www.asahq.org/annual-meeting.aspx Saturday, October 13, 2012 7:30 9:00 am CUSTOMER SERVICE: ASSESSING QUALITY & IMPROVING PERFORMANCE Rm 207b This panel focuses on the importance of customer service in the perioperative period, and the role that the anesthesiologist can play to ensure customer satisfaction and quality patient care. James D. Grant, MD, MPH, Beaumont Health System, Bloomfield Hills, MI Edward W. Pollak, MD, Beaumont Health System, Franklin, MI Roy G. Soto, MD, Beaumont Health System, Bloomfield Hills, MI 8:00-11:00 am STATISTICS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGISTS Rm 158A-B This workshop will include a brief review of statistical terminology and basic principles of descriptive and inferential statistics. Jeffrey B. Gross, MD, Moderator, University of Connecticut, New Haven, CT Keith E. Gipson, MD, PhD, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT 2:30-4:30 pm THE RESEARCH AGENDA: ANESTHESIOLOGY & THE NATION Rm 154A-B A representative of AHRQ will discuss the national agenda for healthcare research, and the leaders in several areas of anesthesia research will discuss current knowledge and the research agendas in their areas. Lucinda L. Everett, MD, Moderator, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Carolyn Clancy, MD, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Rockville, MD Daniel I. Sessler, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH Sulpicio G. Soriano, MD, Children s Hospital Boston-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:00-10:30 am CREATING A NATIONAL QUALITY CULTURE: THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Rm207b This panel presentation will present a national perspective on management of anesthesia clinical data for quality improvement. It will describe the Anesthesia Quality Institute s National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR), which aggregates clinical data from more than 700 facilities, and how a large national anesthesia group has created a culture of clinical quality excellence to join this effort. Thomas Schares, MD, MBA, Lead Speaker, Somnia Anesthesia, Palm Springs, CA Robert C. Goldstein, MD, Somnia Anesthesia, New Rochelle, NY Hugh V. Morgan, BS, Somnia Anesthesia, New Rochelle, NY 1:00-3:00 pm AQI, the JC or DNV, AND YOUR QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Rm207b This panel will discuss the design, construction and maintenance of a QMS which will interface well with AQI and meet regulatory requirements while advancing the value of the anesthesia care provided. John W. Allyn, MD, Lead Speaker, Spectrum Medical Group, Portland, ME Craig S. Curry, MD, Spectrum Medical Group, Yarmouth, ME Robert S. Lagasse, MD, Yale, Stamford, CT 1:00-4:00 pm SO, YOU WANT TO INSTALL AN AIMS SYSTEM? Rm144A-C In this workshop, experienced AIMS users from academic and private practices will summarize how they evaluated, selected, and installed their systems, what they did right and the lessons that they learned. Attendees may circulate among operational displays of customized AIMS systems and speak one-on-one with users of various products. David Feinstein, MD, Moderator, Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston, MA Gregory D. Bray, MD, Indiana Surgery Center, Noblesville, IN Brian Cammarata, MD, Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, AZ William Feaster, MD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Jeffrey Green, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA William Paganelli, MD, PhD, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT Helen Powers, RN, Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, AZ Stephen Robinson, MD, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR William Spearman, MD, Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort, SC Ronald S. Stevens, DO, Green County Anesthesiology Associates, Muskogee, OK John Sum-Ping, MB, ChB, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX Shermeen Vakharia, MD, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA Brian P. Woods, MD, Northstar Anesthesia, Ft. Worth, TX
Monday, October 15, 2012 7:30-9:30 am LEADERSHIP IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ANESTHESIOLOGISTS Rm 204A-C This panel will help attendees understand the needs and workflow of their facility and department for smooth IT implementation and planning for subsequent data analysis. Christine A. Doyle, MD, Lead Speaker, Coast Anesthesia Medical Group, San Jose, CA Drew S. Cheng, MD, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA Anil Marian, MD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA James Moore, MD, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 7:30-9:30 am OUTCOMES IN ANESTHESIA: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? Rm 201 The panel will present the current state of our knowledge regarding outcomes in anesthesia. Future directions for minimizing adverse outcomes will be elicited. Uday Jain, MD, PhD, Lead Speaker, Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA Steven J. Barker, MD, PhD, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ Tong J. Gan, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Adrian W. Gelb, MD, University of California, San Francisco, CA 8:00-9:30 am PHYSICIAN LEVEL PERFORMANCE ISSUES East Salon A This session will explore the past, present and future application of physician level performance measures at both the local and national levels. The point-counterpoint format will present physician level performance measures as an effective means of monitoring and improving quality of anesthetic care. Natalie Holt, MD, MPH, Moderator, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Robert Lagasse, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Shermeen B. Vakharia, MD, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 1:00-4:00 pm NUTS AND BOLTS OF ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT QUALITY MANAGEMENT Rm 156 Each of the three lectures will be followed by questions and discussions and an Audience Response System will work through several examples. Panelists will solicit interesting cases from the audience to help turn adverse events into learning experiences. Richard P. Dutton, MD, MBA, Moderator, Anesthesia Quality Institute, Park Ridge, IL Craig Curry, MD, Spectrum Medical Group, Portland, ME Avery Tung, MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Monday, October 15, 2012 (continued) 3:00-5:00 pm FAER PANEL: THE SCIENCE OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: WHAT LEADS TO IMPROVEMENT (NOTE: This panel will take place at the Renaissance Hotel Grand Ballroom North) Leaders in quality research will discuss how we improve quality in anesthesia practice including quality initiatives that lead to improved outcomes; behavior changes, and process changes. Lee A. Fleisher, MD, Lead Speaker, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Sean M. Berenholtz, MD, MSc, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD Elizabeth Martinez, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Tuesday, October 16, 2012 7:00-8:15 am ANESTHESIA IN UNUSUAL ENVIRONMENTS: USING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY (STA) East Salon B Panel members will discuss how they routinely take care of patients in some highly unusual environments and how technology helps them maintain a high level of safety. Keith Ruskin, MD, Lead Speaker, Yale University, New Haven, CT Brooke E. Albright, MD, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT Christine A. Doyle, MD, Coast Anesthesia Medical Group, Campbell, CA Tara M. Sheridan, MD, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA 9:30-11:30 am TAKING YOUR QUALITY AND SAFETY PRACTICES TO THE NEXT LEVEL EFFECTIVE DISCLOSURE OF ADVERSE OUTCOMES OF ANESTHESIA CARE Rm 204A-C This panel discussion will provide the learner with the background information necessary to identify correct procedures for the disclosure of adverse events. Information will be provided to assist attendees with creating a disclosure program at their own institutions. Paul J. St. Jacques, MD, Lead Speaker, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Allen N. Gustin, MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Daniel Raemer, PhD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Karen J. Souter, MB, BS, MSc, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 10:00-Noon (NOTE: This is a non-cme session) ANESTHESIA QUALITY INSTITUTE OPEN FORUM Rm 156 This session is open to current AQI participants, vendors, advisory panel members, committee members and anyone interested in participating in AQI. Richard P. Dutton, MD, MBA, Executive Director of AQI will open the floor for discussion and questions.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 (continued) 12:40-1:30 pm FIFTY FACTS IN FIFTY MINUTES AN UPDATE FROM THE ANESTHESIA QUALITY INSTITUTE Rm 146A-B This session will be an update on the current status of the Anesthesia Quality Institute and the registries it maintains. Aggregate national data in NACOR will be presented to provide an overview of the practice of anesthesiology in the United States. 2:00-4:00 pm (NOTE: This is a non-cme session) CLINICAL REGISTRIES AND INCIDENT REPORTING Rm 301 This forum will exchange ideas among anesthesia professionals involved with national or international quality registries or incident reporting systems. Each attendee will briefly present their nation s progress in quality and safety collection. Richard P. Dutton, MD, MBA, Lead Speaker, Anesthesia Quality Institute, Park Ridge, IL Other faculty members TBA