Journal Review in Hernia Surgery: Quality Improvement in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

In their last Behind the Knife episode, the Hernia Content Team from Carolinas Medical Center discusses quality improvement in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR). The complexity of AWR patients makes this discipline a perfect match for quality improvement efforts. The group review two papers published by their group: one that tracks patient outcomes over time and then another that reviews a specific quality improvement initiative (penicillin allergy protocol).

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

  • Defining Quality Improvement and its Importance in Surgical Practice
  • Recognizing the Value of Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Quality Improvement
  • Explaining the Process of Implementing and Evaluating a Quality Improvement Project
  • Identifying Key Strategies and Examples of Quality Improvement Initiatives in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.50 JA Credit - AH
    • 0.50 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Registration Opens: 
07/15/2025
Registration Expires: 
07/14/2027
Part of: 
Behind the Knife Podcast (2025)
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Virtual, NC 27705
United States
  • Sullivan "Sully" Ayuso
  • Monica Polcz
  • Vedra Augenstein
  • Todd Heniford
  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
  • ANCC
  • Attendance
  • JA Credit - AH

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.50 JA Credit - AH
    • 0.50 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
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