Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Apply the nursing driven protocol for Foley removal/replacement and the soon to be released update
2. Apply the use of NSQIP data at Baystate, including the ACS-NSQIP Risk Calculator and PUF
3. Make improvements to the surgical quality at Baystate by decreasing UTIs, return to OR and readmissions among other indicators
4. Describe the roles of the members of the health care team in their respective responsibilities for quality care

Faculty

Eleanor S. Winston, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
General/Trauma Surgeon
Baystate Medical Center 

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.