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Improving Value of Scoliosis Care: Real Life Lessons from the Field Webinar

May 8, 2018

June 12, 2018 7:00 PM CDT

Webinar for Professionals: Improving Value of Scoliosis Care: Real Life Lessons from the Field.  Dr. Vitale is moderating this webinar which will include the following presenters:

Jim Sanders, MD, Matt Oetgen, MD, Suken Shah, MD, Rajiv Sethi, MD, Lisa McCloud, Jack Flynn, MD and Nick Fletcher, MD.

Improving Value of Scoliosis Care: Real Life Lessons from the Field
In partnership with POSNA

This webinar will focus on what constitutes value, and how it can be created through standardization and improvement of practice with special reference to pediatric and adult spinal deformity care.

Tentative Agenda:

  • What is Value, How is it Measured, and Why Does it Matter?
    Jim Sanders, MD
  • Improving Value Through Team Performance – CUSP
    Michael Vitale, MD, MPH and Lisa McCloud
  • Using Lean Process to Improve AIS Care Value
    Matthew Oetgen, MD
  • Teams and Lean to Improve High Cost OR Throughput
    Jack Flynn, MD
  • Decreasing Blood Loss and the Value Proposition
    Suken Shah, MD
  • Standard Work and Minimizing Cost in Complex Patients
    Nick Fletcher, MD
  • Improving Value in Adult Spine Care
    Rajiv Sethi, MD

Earn a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit!  The webinar is free to all members and non-members

Click here to register

 

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One of my absolute top goals during my sabbatical was to take advantage of space and to spend more focused time with my family. My regular work schedule, while incredibly rewarding, meant that my days often started before my boys woke up…

Michael G. Vitale MD MPH

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
Specializing in Complex Pediatric Scoliosis
Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery,
Columbia University Medical Center