Transcript Aspirus Alliance

Aspirus Alliance
Multi-Departmental Team:
Dr. Kris Lahren: MD, Pulmonologist, Forward Focus Faculty Member
Sandy McCrory: ICU RN, MSN, Donation Liaison, Forward Focus Co-Lead
Barb Heilmann: ICU RN
Pam Mootz: ER RN
Susan Tobin: RN, BSN, NE-BC, Manager Surgical Services
Denise Falkowski: OR RN
Christine Sullivan: AIM, Chaplain
Starting the Expedition
(The start of the journey)
We joined the collaborative.
We completed our first improvement project.
Casting a Wider Net (Shifting our Focus)
We attended Learning Session 2
and were introduced to a new tool
to help guide teams on case
review.
We adapted the tool based on the
data review. We added, deleted
and modified the categories in the
tool to better fit our historical data
set and known trouble spots.
Catch of the Day (Current State)
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Then we started using the tool
promptly after every donor and
potential donor case.
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Now we are using the tool to
discuss and reflect on each
donor and potential donor case
as a standard part of our
donation process.
Trophies (Takeaways)
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Not every change has to be big.
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If something isn't working then try something else – it is not a failure to try
multiple things until something works.
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Having a structured way to review donor and potential donor cases can help
the team better identify areas of improvement.
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Study every potential and donor case for both what worked and didn’t work.