Surgical Journey Improvement Group Meeting - 10-11 October 2013

Thursday, 10 October 2013

8.30 – 9.00am

Registration for HRT Surgical Journey Improvement group and Tea

9.00 – 9.30am

• Introductions at your tables (mixed tables please)
• Introduction to The Health Roundtable

9.30 – 10.45am

Progress to “Aims” Poster Session

Each team from 2012 to provide a 2 minute informal presentation on progress to aim and lessons learnt.

10.45 – 11.15am

Morning tea

11.15 – 11.45am

Improving Urgent Surgery Practices

Who are the exemplars in getting patients to theatre quickly?

11.45 – 12.30pm

Thought  Starter from exemplar hospital:

Lesley Thomas, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital:

Speaking about their #NOF Journey

12.30 –1.30pm

Lunch

1.30 - 2.30pm

“Innovations” Poster Session for Reducing Time to Theatre

What will good practice for urgent surgery look like in 2020?

Each organisation to highlight one innovation project focused on process improvement of  Surgical Turn Around Time

 (If not possible, any surgical innovation is welcomed)

2.30 – 3.00pm

Top Innovations – will present an overview of the project with question time (Small group discussions around other key innovations voted for)

3.00 – 3.30pm

Afternoon tea

3.30 – 4.00pm

Health Service Team Meeting: “What good ideas have we heard?”

4.00pm

Day Ends

6.00pm

Optional Dinner - Bergerac Restaurant, 131 King Street, Melbourne

Friday – 11 October 2013

8.30 – 9.00am

Arrival Tea and Coffee

9.00 – 9.20am

Recap of yesterday and review of days agenda.

Highlights of Innovations from HRT & around the world.

9.20 – 10.30am

Hot Issues Forum  (Posters)

What are the key issues affecting flow from ED to OT that you would like input on from the rest of the members? (Small group discussions on hot topics)

10.30 – 11.00am

Morning tea

11.00 – 12.00 noon

Team Action planning - Write an "Aim Statement" & Implementation plan

• What good ideas have we heard and what will you do to improve theatres in your Health Service?
• Teams to share their aim statements and plans with the group – look for collaboration.

12.00 – 12.30pm

Discussion on “next steps” and maintaining momentum

12.30 – 1.30pm

Lunch - Meeting concludes

1.30 – 2.30pm

Optional – Master Class for Surgical Data Reports:

Understanding your data

• Top 5 Surgical DRGs and Procedure Groups
• Emergency and Planned Screening Reports
• Total Patient Journey reports

2.30 – 3.30pm

Afternoon tea