Virtual OR Excellence 2021 Live Program
By: Outpatient Surgery Editors
Published: 7/12/2021
10:35 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. – Opening Keynote
Marty Makary, MD, MPH, The New York Times bestselling author of The Price We Pay and Unaccountable, will discuss the inefficiencies in health care that were exposed during COVID-19 and the unprecedented challenges that accelerated innovation. Dr. Makary, one of the nation’s leading health policy experts and a frequent contributor on cable news networks, will discuss what surgical professionals should take away from the pandemic and the important role they can play moving forward in designing a more responsive, expandable and patient-centered healthcare system. 1 CU
Marty Makary, MD, MPH Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & Bloomberg School of Public Health
11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Ideas That Work
Outpatient Surgery editors and guests
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Virtual Exhibit Hall Open
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Break
12:45 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. – General Session #1 Introduction
12:50 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. – General Session #1
In March 2020, Angela Hohn, RN, BSN, BS, CNOR, FCN, a perioperative nurse in the Atlanta VA Health Care System, was told she had stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer. The devastating diagnosis likely caused by decades of exposure to surgical smoke sent Ms. Hohn on a personal crusade to rid ORs across the country of dangerous plume. She teamed up with Brenda Ulmer, MN, RN, CNOR, a past president of AORN and longtime advocate of surgical smoke safety. Together they embarked on a lobbying effort to pass a law in Georgia that would require healthcare facilities throughout the state to install and use surgical smoke evacuation systems. Learn from this inspiring story of personal and professional triumph to advocate for smoke evacuation legislation in your state. 1 CU
Angela Hohn, RN, BSN, BS, CNOR, FCN Atlanta VA Health Care System
Brenda Ulmer, MN, RN, CNOR Perioperative Nurse Educator
1:50 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. – General Session #2 Introduction
1:55 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. – General Session #2
Demetrio Aguila III, MD, FACS, lets patients pay for procedures with volunteer work as part of his mission to provide affordable world-class surgical care. His Healing Hands of Nebraska’s M25 Program, which was featured on CNN’s Champions for Change, offers patients the opportunity to invest in themselves and their surgical outcomes with support from family, friends and communities. Dr. Aguila will inspire and challenge you to think outside the box to find innovative ways to help solve the country’s medical debt problem and increase access to surgical care for all patients. 1 CU
Demetrio J. Aguila III, MD, FACS Healing Hands of Nebraska
2:55 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Remarks & Announcements
10:35 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. – Second Day Keynote
John Boockvar, MD, renowned neurosurgeon and star of the hit Netflix docuseries Lenox Hill, will reveal how grit, flow and mindfulness — the three principles of “gritflowness,” a term he coined to describe the tools he uses to remain focused and calm during high-stress situations — leads to being fully present in the moment, without worry of past events or future possibilities. It’s an essential skill for managing anxiety inside and outside of the OR. Dr. Boockvar’s insights will help you acknowledge stress and understand there are simple ways to manage it. When you integrate the three concepts of gritflowness into your daily life, you end up in the ideal state of mind. 1 CU
John Boockvar, MD Lenox Hill Hospital
11:35 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. – OR Excellence Awards Introduction
11:40 a.m. –12:15 p.m. – LIVE OR Excellence Awards Presentations
12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Break
12:30 p.m. – 12:35 p.m. – General Session #3 Introduction
12:35 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. - General Session #3
Purposeful action is needed to strengthen diversity, equity and inclusion in health care. This panel discussion involves the new generation of providers who help to increase representation through community outreach and advocacy, answer the call for cultural humility in everyday interactions, and look for ways to promote open discussions about racial and societal disparities. After this engaging and important conversation, you’ll feel motivated to make positive change happen in your facility and community. 1 CU
Heena Santry, MD The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Philip Louie, MD Virginia Mason Medical Center
Carter Todd, MS, RN, CCRN Dignity Health
1:35 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. – General Session #4 Introduction
1:40 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. – General Session #4
COVID-19 has highlighted the important role infection preventionists play in ensuring infection-preventing protocols are implemented and followed consistently. They’ve evolved into essential members of patient care teams who enforce policies that limit transmission of pathogens and multidrug-resistant organisms, and serve as invaluable experts in protecting healthcare workers from communicable diseases. This timely and informative presentation will highlight their work as well as the practices put in place that have led to safer patient care and left surgical facilities better prepared for the next pandemic. 1 CU
Bernard Camins, MD Mount Sinai Health System
2:40 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Remarks & Announcements
10:35 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. – Workshop #1
Business is booming in one of surgery’s fastest growing and most profitable specialties. CMS has begun paying for total knees performed in ASCs and this year green-lighted total hips. Adolph V. Lombardi Jr., MD, a national leader in the development of minimally invasive hip and knee replacement techniques, will share the secrets to success in same-day total joints. Learn about the finely tuned clinical protocols and patient-centered care his team has relied on to perform 12,000 joint replacements (and counting) in a surgery center that sets the standard for positive outcomes and innovative orthopedic care. 1.5 CU
Adolph V. Lombardi Jr., MD JIS Orthopedics
Birds-of-a-Feather Networking Forums (12:20 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
12:20 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Infection Control | Patient Satisfaction | Surgical Smoke
12:40 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Patient Safety | Prep for the Next Pandemic | New Technologies
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. – Break
1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Workshop #2
This highly interactive session will help you focus on the next step in your career and drive toward it with confidence. Learn the skills needed to improve surgical quality and outcomes, make smart financial decisions, enhance your facility’s diversity and culture, and build productive relationships with patients, colleagues and the community. Through teamwork, competency, comradery and mentorship, you’ll develop a team of leaders from the bedside to the boardroom who will work together to position your facility for sustained success. 1.5 CU
Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC The Reach Initiative
Cynthia Sweeney, DNP, MSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, FAAN, CAPT, USNR, NC Formerly of the Daisy Foundation