ACS NSQIP

The ACS NSQIP provides a good model to systematic collect, analyze and act on outcomes data from daily practice. A paper published by Annals of Surgery gave a detail metrics to measure surgical quality and safety.

Consensus Conference: THE SCIENCE OF SIMULATION IN HEALTHCARE

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine just host a Consensus Conference regarding the National Agenda for Simulation Research in Undergraduate, Graduate, and Continuing Medical Education. Those meeting topic tracks include: Individual/ Cognitive Expertise: global Provider Competency; Group Expertise: Effective Teamwork and Communication; Technical Expertise: Procedural and Surgical Skills and System Expertise:Effective Simulation at the Organizational [...]