Noah Weingarten1, Nabil Issa2, Joseph Posluszny2. 1. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. Electronic address: noah.weingarten@northwestern.edu. 2. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, 676 N. Saint Clair Street, Suite 650, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Morbidity and mortality conferences (MMCs) promote patient safety, spur quality improvement (QI) projects, and enhance interprofessional cooperation. The use of MMCs to address the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME's) six core competencies and specialty-specific milestones for surgical critical care (SCC) fellows has yet to be explored. METHODS: We developed a monthly, interprofessional, case-based MMC program managed by SCC fellows. We assessed participants' experiences through post-conference surveys and semi-structured interviews. RESULTS: After nine conferences, 95.1% of participants (n = 143) agree or strongly agree that the MMC improved their knowledge and clinical assessment skills. The MMC spurred two QI projects, increased interprofessional cooperation, and addressed all six ACGME core competencies and 16 specialty-specific milestones. CONCLUSIONS: Interprofessional, case-based MMCs are an effective educational tool for SCC fellowship programs. They promote patient safety, QI, and interprofessional cooperation, and address ACGME core competencies and specialty-specific milestones for SCC fellows.
BACKGROUND: Morbidity and mortality conferences (MMCs) promote patient safety, spur quality improvement (QI) projects, and enhance interprofessional cooperation. The use of MMCs to address the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME's) six core competencies and specialty-specific milestones for surgical critical care (SCC) fellows has yet to be explored. METHODS: We developed a monthly, interprofessional, case-based MMC program managed by SCC fellows. We assessed participants' experiences through post-conference surveys and semi-structured interviews. RESULTS: After nine conferences, 95.1% of participants (n = 143) agree or strongly agree that the MMC improved their knowledge and clinical assessment skills. The MMC spurred two QI projects, increased interprofessional cooperation, and addressed all six ACGME core competencies and 16 specialty-specific milestones. CONCLUSIONS: Interprofessional, case-based MMCs are an effective educational tool for SCC fellowship programs. They promote patient safety, QI, and interprofessional cooperation, and address ACGME core competencies and specialty-specific milestones for SCC fellows.