Concurrent, Overlapping, and Multiple-Room Surgery: Ethics, Education, Patient Care, and Future Policy (CME)
2018 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Experience
Keyword(s)
multiple room surgery, policy, transparent procedures
Concurrent, overlapping, and multiple-room surgery gained national attention after a 2015 Boston Globe report. There are many important considerations with regards to multiple room surgery, such as patient access to care, trainee education, and efficiency. Simultaneously, issues such as ethical responsibilities of the surgeon, patient safety, and informed consent are subjects of active debate. The panel presentation will review current data and trends as it relates to multiple-room surgery and discuss potential future policies and their associated implications on practice and patient care. Panelists will also provide practical advice to surgeons on how to discuss issues of overlapping surgery and trainee involvement with patients in a manner that provides transparency and bolsters trust.
Credit
CME:1.0
Description
Concurrent, overlapping, and multiple-room surgery gained national attention after a 2015 Boston Globe report. There are many important considerations with regards to multiple room surgery, such as patient access to care, trainee education, and efficiency. Simultaneously, issues such as ethical responsibilities of the surgeon, patient safety, and informed consent are subjects of active debate. The panel presentation will review current data and trends as it relates to multiple-room surgery and discuss potential future policies and their associated implications on practice and patient care. Panelists will also provide practical advice to surgeons on how to discuss issues of overlapping surgery and trainee involvement with patients in a manner that provides transparency and bolsters trust. Learning Objectives: 1.Understand current state of practice as it relates to multiple room surgery. 2. Recognize the implications of policy change to current practice patterns. 3. Implement routine and transparent procedures for those patients undergoing multiple room surgery. Faculty: Christopher E. Fundakowski, MD(Nothing to disclose), Derrick T. Lin, MD, FACS(Nothing to disclose), Alexander Langerman, MD, SM(Nothing to disclose), David M. Cognetti, MD(Stock or Stock Options; Leadership Role: ExplORer Surgical).
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