The pediatric hospital medicine division has nearly 4,000 patient admissions each year and takes care of a wide variety of patients, including an increasingly medically complex population. Because of the nature of our work, we collaborate frequently with other specialities, and often share patients with the ER, NICU, PICU and surgical services. Because of the high-volume of our complex patient service and our close relationship with the pediatric residents, we are often aware of--and frequently ...

The Pediatric Pulmonary Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement (MM&I) Conference offers an educational session and discussion forum to emphasize safe and high-quality patient care as part of the clinical care mission of the Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine at VUMC. In this conference, we review patient cases or situations that occurred in the inpatient or outpatient settings and focus on systems-based problems. The conference includes representation from all f...

This is a twice yearly meeting intended to do quality improvement in myocardial perfusion imaging and to address ICANL criteria for accreditation as a nuclear cardiology laboratory. We review various nuclear cardiovascular cases and images to determine the overall sensitivity and specificity among our readers. We also review recent advances in nuclear cardiovascular imaging. Up to four cases in which variations from typical interpretation occurred are selected for discussion. Participants have ...

The Multidisciplinary Perioperative MM&I Conference is offered quarterly on the 1st Friday of March, June, September, and December from 6:30am to 8:00am in Langford Auditorium at VUMC, and depending on circumstance, sometimes held virtually. The conference consists of presentations of cases in which outcomes were not expected and/or not desirable or presentations of relevant quality-related issues that impact providers in the perioperative spaces followed by discussion of strengths and weaknesse...

The Cath Lab Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Conference is an integral component of the Cath Lab Quality Assessment and Improvement (QA/QI) program. The conference reviews cath lab complications and in-hospital events following invasive cardiovascular procedures by a formal phase of care (pre-procedure, intra-procedure, post-procedure) analysis to achieve consensus regarding preventability of event. The aim is quality improvement and the process is meant to be non-punitive. Cath Lab M&M is...

Otolaryngology Head-Neck Surgery MMI Conference participants will engage in education to strategies to identify system issues that lead to less than optimal patient outcomes and evidence-based and improving patient outcomes. A variety of topics from researchers in several disciplines from across the VU and VUMC institutions will be covered.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation MMI is offered quarterly. Participants will engage in education on potential solutions for process errors that may include medical knowledge and skills and improving patient outcomes. A variety of topics from researchers in several disciplines from across the VU and VUMC institutions will be covered.

Anesthesiology MMI Conference is offered monthly. Participants will engage in education on current issues individual, practice, and system factors contributing to medical errors, complications, sub-optimal outcomes and discuss implications for clinical practice and the impact on patient outcome. A variety of topics from researchers in several disciplines from across the VU and VUMC institutions will be covered.

Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement conference for the Pediatric Burn patient population. Discussion will also be had regarding current patients in the hospital as well as complex patients that are being followed in the outpatient setting.

The purpose of this case conference is to review the scientific evidence influencing recent advances in the practice of pediatric hospital medicine. This case conference may also be used as a platform to enhance professional practice through acquisition of new knowledge and tools and demonstrate the interface of medical literature and clinical judgment.