Virtual OR Excellence 2021 On Demand Program

CMS announced it will gradually eliminate the inpatient-only procedure list over the next three years and procedures formally approved for HOPDs will now be reimbursable in surgery centers. As the line between inpatient and outpatient care continues to be blurred, ASCs are well positioned to capture the growing number of complex cases that are safely moving to same-day surgical facilities. Learn why the nimbleness and responsiveness ASCs demonstrated during the pandemic has cemented the future of the facilities as essential drivers of cost-effective and high-quality surgical care. 1 CU

David Shapiro, MD, CASC Tallahassee, Fla.

Opioid-sparing regimens advance outpatient surgical care by preparing patients for same-day discharge and at-home recoveries. Learn about new and evolving ultrasound-guided nerve blocks that have become an essential element of multimodal pain control regimens implemented during increasingly complex procedures. This lively presentation will also provide actionable advice for managing pain in ways that reduce complications, improve recoveries and increase patient satisfaction. 1 CU

Thomas W. Durick, MD The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Employee-related costs are the biggest operating expense in ASCs. One of the most respected voices in surgery center management shares how to implement streamlined and cost-saving staffing solutions to ensure your facility is filled with hardworking, highly skilled and versatile professionals. Learn about proven methods to compress daily surgical schedules, cross-train key staff members and creative ways to help your employees work more efficiently and effectively. 1 CU

Ann Geier, MS, RN, CNOR(E), CASC Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies

It’s often difficult for surgical leaders to make sense of the Fair Labor Standards Act, but understanding its intricacies is critical to compensating employees properly. This presentation offers practical, easy-to-understand advice for following the law’s provisions and remaining in compliance with its definitions of standard working hours and overtime pay. You’ll learn how to document work times, manage exemptions and paid sick time leaves, and navigate wage and hour protection issues — all critical factors in running a successful center. 1 CU

Casey Duhart, BS, M.Ed, JD Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis LLP

Instrument reprocessing is one of the most important — and most often overlooked — aspects of safe and efficient surgical care. Making sure surgical tools are returned to ORs as quickly as possible demands a high-level of collaboration between clinical teams and reprocessing techs. Get real-world advice you can use to bridge the communication and culture gaps between both groups to ensure increasingly complex instrumentation is properly cleaned and sterilized. 1 CU

William DeLuca, CRCST, CHL, CIS Mount Sinai Health System

Spine surgery is a growth opportunity for ASCs thanks to evolving surgical techniques, advanced multimodal pain control and growing acceptance among payers. The founder and administrator of one of the nation’s first dedicated spine surgery centers share how they pioneered minimally invasive techniques and led the migration of high-acuity cases from hospitals to outpatient ORs. Their progressive facility specializes in high-quality, low-cost care, and partners with patients to remain at the cutting-edge of one of surgery’s hottest specialties. 1 CU

Robert S. Bray Jr., MD and Karen Reiter, RN, CNOR, RNFA, CASC DISC Sports and Spine Center

Learn about virtual and augmented realities and the latest in robotic, endoscopic, laparoscopic and microscopic procedures from an internationally recognized expert in robot-assisted surgery and director of the Center for the Future of Surgery at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. The leader of the world-renowned hub of innovation will reveal how developing techniques and technologies continue to transform patient care by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the OR of tomorrow. 1 CU

Santiago Horgan, MD, FACS UC San Diego School of Medicine

Connie Baker, MS, the creator of the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (along with the late Dr. Donna Wong) and author of Stay On: Build Resilience and Thrive While Facing Cancer, will share the strategies that helped her thrive through her cancer experience and show surgical leaders how they can use those same strategies to thrive in any healthcare setting – even a pandemic. This inspirational session will also offer practical ways in which surgical leaders can use Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale with patients preoperatively to improve their pain control and outcomes postoperatively. 1 CU

Connie Baker, MS Wong-Baker FACES Foundation

Minimally invasive cardiology procedures are gradually shifting to facilities with the foresight to capitalize on the service line’s tremendous growth potential. Log in to learn about new procedures being performed, the reimbursement landscape, equipment requirements and facility management models from the interventional cardiologist who helped open one of the first cardiology ASCs in the country. You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to succeed in this specialty as more cases move to surgery centers with a focus on safe and cost-effective patient-centered care. 1 CU

Craig Walker, MD Cardiovascular Institute of the South

Patients undergoing surgery in the outpatient setting are treated with the same standard of care as hospitalized patients, but outpatient surgery has specific challenges that are faced by perioperative teams every day. This session will focus on frequent challenges and questions posed by outpatient surgery teams and provide an update on specific AORN Guidelines with Ambulatory Supplements. 1 CU

Lisa Spruce, DNP, RN, CNS-CP, CNOR, ACNS, ACNP, FAAN The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses