Surgical Safety: Beyond The Checklist
Show: UAB Med Cast
Maximizing surgical safety takes more than a static checklist. UAB surgeons Melanie Morris, M.D., Helen Krontiras, M.D., and Adam Beck, M.D., discuss how they approach safety as a continuous improvement process spanning the patient experience. Learn how UAB standardizes care, empowers team members to speak up, and uses registry data to benchmark outcomes and target improvements. The panel also considers how emerging technologies could further advance surgical safety.
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