From the University of Pittsburgh Anesthesiology Perioperative Update Series. Professional, Business, and OR Management Issues focuses on optimizing safety and productivity. Lecturers in this online CME program discuss alignment between anesthesiology departments and the hospital, optimizing operating room management and efficiency, the anesthesiologist’s productivity and well-being, the role of the anesthesia clinical director, and navigating the medical staff office. Learn how to manage problematic physicians and public safety disasters while ensuring quality and safety.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
– Understand the need for alignment of an anesthesiology department with the hospital and demonstrated value by the department in achieving overall hospital goals
– Demonstrate through examples the contributions and opportunities for physician anesthesiologist leadership within a hospital and health system
– Discuss key anesthesia practice management topics of understanding productivity, navigating the medical staff office, managing problematic physicians, and physician wellness
Intended Audience
Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists, anesthesia assistants, intensivists and perioperative medicine specialists.
TOPICS / SPEAKERS
Group/Hospital Alignment: What Does Your Hospital Expect from Your Group?
Mark Hudson, MD, MBA
Benchmarking Anesthesiologist Productivity
Mark Hudson, MD, MBA
Quality and Safety Management in Anesthesiology
Dan Sullivan, MD, JD, MBA
Managing the Medical Staff Office
Dan Sullivan, MD, JD, MBA
Lessons Learned in Perioperative Management
Joseph Quinlan, MD
Utilizing Performance Frontiers to Optimize OR Efficiency
Mitchell H. Tsai, MD, MMM, FASA, FAACD
The Role of the Anesthesia Clinical Director
Kim Cantees, MD, MBA
Response to Public Safety Disasters
Shawn T. Beaman, MD, FASA
Managing the Problematic Physician
David G. Metro, MD, FASA and Heather Reading
Physician Well-Being
Phillip Adams, DO
Date of Original Release: February 15, 2021
Date Credits Expire: February 15, 2024
