Description: 

The National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP) is a well-known surgical database in North America and worldwide. These monthly sessions aim to serve as a multi-disciplinary forum where providers and staff can discuss methods in which improvements can be made to increase outcomes shown in NSQIP data. With a focus on colorectal surgery, each session can vary. Some sessions may include follow-up discussions from previous meetings, sample case reviews, and guest speakers.
 

Target Audience: 

Physicians (MD or DO)

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning objectives: 

At the completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

-Analyze, past and current NSQIP data

-Consider department policy changes aimed at improving patient outcomes

-Reflect on current EHR documentation, and determine if there are areas of opportunity
 

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Providing Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

• • Holleran, Timothy J. MD; Napolitano, Michael A. MD; Amdur, Richard L. PhD; Brody, Fredrick J. MD, FACS; Duncan, James E. MD, FACS. The Impact of an Integrated Healthcare System on Racial Disparities in 30-Day Outcomes Following Colorectal Surgery. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 233(5):p S64, November 2021. | DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.07.111. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34581979/
  • Grunvald, Miles W. MD; Roberts, Ashley BS; Underhill, Joshua M. MD; Williams, Michael D. MD; Govekar, Henry W. MD, FACS; Ritz, Ethan W. MS; Bhama, Anuradha W. MD, FACS; Hayden, Dana M. MD, FACS. Neighborhood Level Disparities of Colorectal Cancer Outcomes in Chicago. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 233(5):p S47, November 2021. | DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.07.074. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1072751521005883
  • Beauharnais, Catherine C. MD, MPH, MS; Crawford, Allison MS; Springer, Jeremy E. MD, MSc; Sturrock, Paul R. MD; Davids, Jennifer S. MD; Maykel, Justin A. MD; Alavi, Karim MD, MPH. Racial Disparities in Survival of Early Onset Colon Cancer (Age <50 y): A Matched Analysis. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 233(5):p S48, November 2021. | DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.07.075. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37718168/

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D.