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...

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.

To evaluate the care of a trauma patient from a clinical and systems perspective and to perform interdisciplinary implementation of improvement strategies. It is responsible for establishing objective criteria for identifying issues for review and determining compliance with standard of care. Recommendations and/or action plans with associated re-evaluation (if applicable) will be made when areas needing improvement are determined. Provide the structure and organization to promote performance im...

Monthly MMI meeting that goes over recent pediatric transplant cases, with lessons learned, practice changes, and corrective action planning.

The conference will present cases seen in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab from cardiology and radiology perspectives. Evidence-based approaches to the cases will be examined and discussed.

VA Anesthesiology MMI is offered monthly. Participants will engage in education on individual, practice and system factors contributing to medical errors, complications and sub-optimal outcomes. and improving patient outcomes. A variety of topics from researchers in several disciplines from across the VU and VUMC institutions will be covered.

Vascular Anomalies Case Conference is offered twice monthly. Participants will engage in education on management of patients with vascular anomalies and improving patient outcomes. A variety of topics from researchers in several disciplines from across the VU and VUMC institutions will be covered.

Cardiovascular Medicine Arrhythmia Clinical Conference is offered weekly. Participants will engage in education on both classic and contemporary approaches to diagnosis and management of cardiac arrhythmias and improved patient outcomes. A variety of topics from researchers in several disciplines from across the VU and VUMC institutions will be covered.

Surgical Pathology Unknowns Conference is offered weekly. Participants will engage in education on the current state-of-the-art in understanding, diagnosing, and sub-classifying specific disease entities and improving patient outcomes. A variety of topics from researchers in several disciplines from across the VU and VUMC institutions will be covered.

Multidisciplinary tumor board for lung cancer. Optimal therapy is individualized to a specific patient through discussion and coordination with multiple disciplines including medical oncology, thoracic surgery, pulmonary, pathology, radiation oncology, and radiology.