OPTIMIZING VALUE, QUALITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTHCARE

OTM 753

Healthcare delivery systems around the world struggle with three fundamental issues: patient access to care, quality and safety in the care process (including patient and staff satisfaction), and cost of care. These issues will be examined along with selected analysis and improvement approaches that the discipline of Operations Management can offer. Different types of both clinical and non-clinical processes in hospital settings are illustrated.

SURGERY 919

Care for hospitalized patients on general surgery or surgical specialty services. Admit new patients, round on previously admitted patients, participate in multidisciplinary rounds, and work to transition patients to the next level of care. Evaluate and manage patient with both common inpatient conditions and medically complex patients requiring collaboration with consulting specialties. Direct supervision by house staff and attending physicians. Participate in regularly scheduled supervisor-student meetings, which involve some or all of the following: rounding on service patients, participating in scheduled operative procedures, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases. Complete independent activities including some or all of the following: reading about patient conditions and preparing for direct patient care as needed. Complete other patient care related learning activities as assigned by instructors.

PHYASST 670

An introduction to the role of the physician assistant in surgery, fundamental principles of pre-, intra- and post-operative surgical care, operating room aseptic technique, and common strategies to avoid and to treat surgical complications.

SURGERY 962

Direct supervision by General Surgery senior residents, fellows, and attending physicians. Participate in regularly scheduled supervisor-student meetings, which involve some or all of the following: rounding on service patients, participating in scheduled operative procedures, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases. Complete independent activities including some or all of the following: reading about patient conditions and preparing for direct patient care as needed. Attend conferences associated with the assigned general surgery service. Complete other patient care related learning activities as assigned by instructors; these are dependent on the individual student, the patients under the student's care, and the location.

SURGERY 977

The concept of injury prevention is inherently challenging, despite the systemic global public health problem of violence and injuries. Provides a foundation to approach injury prevention and control. Incorporates curriculum from TEACH-VIP (Training, Educating, and Advancing Collaboration in Health on Violence and Injury Prevention).