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ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2019

A Canadian strategy for surgical quality improvement

David R. Urbach,, Ahmer A. Karimuddin, Alice Wei, Brent P. Zabolotny, Guylaine Lefebvre, Mark Walsh, Morad Hameed, Paola Fata, Prosanto Chaudhury, Robin S. McLeod and 1 more

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Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

David R. Urbach,From the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary).
Ahmer A. KarimuddinFrom the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary).
Alice WeiFrom the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary).
Brent P. ZabolotnyFrom the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary).
Guylaine LefebvreFrom the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary).
Mark WalshFrom the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary).
Morad HameedFrom the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary).
Paola FataFrom the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary).
Prosanto ChaudhuryFrom the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary).
Robin S. McLeodFrom the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary).
Sean P. ClearyFrom the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Urbach, Wei, McLeod); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin, Hameed); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Zabolotny); the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, Ont. (Lefebvre); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Walsh); McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Fata, Chaudhury); and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (Cleary).

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Summary: The Canadian Association of General Surgeons (CAGS) Board of Directors hosted a symposium to develop a Canadian strategy for surgical quality and safety at its mid-term meeting on Feb. 24, 2018. The following 6 principles outline the consensus of this symposium, which included diverse stakeholders and surgeon leaders across Canada: 1) a Canadian quality-improvement strategy for surgery is needed; 2) quality improvement requires continuous, active and intentional effort; 3) outcome measurement alone will not drive improvement; 4) increased focus on standardization and process improvement is necessary; 5) new, large electronic medical record systems pose challenges as well as benefits in Canadian hospitals; and 6) surgeons in remote and rural hospitals must be engaged using tailored approaches.

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CanadaGeneral SurgeryHumansQuality Improvement

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PMID31782651
PMCPMC6877378

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