Jeffrey M. Dunn, MD, MBA, Senior Medical Director, VHA, Inc.;
Kathy Irvin, RN, Program Director, VHA's Transformation of the Operating Room

      This session will describe a three-year collaborative approach utilizing PDCA Performance Improvement in which hospitals focus on improvement in three domains: culture, quality and safety, and operational/financial efficacy. Lessons learned and opportunities for success will also be shared.
      After this presentation you will be able to:

• Identify opportunities for improving operating room culture, quality and safety, and operational performance.
• Describe the multi-hospital collaborative approach using PDCA to transform the operating room.
• Identify three domains for operating room improvement.
• Demonstrate the need for a new multidisciplinary team culture inthe operating room.