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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Title: The Journey to Zero Birth Injury: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach

Becky L. Gams, RN, MS, CNP , University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Minneapolis, MN
Samantha A. Sommerness, DNP, RN, CNM , The Birthplace, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, MN

Discipline: Women’s Health (WH), Professional Issues (PI), Newborn (NB), Childbearing (CB), Advanced Practice (AP)

Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify the three overarching components of Fairview Health Services Zero Birth Injury Initiative.
  2. Name the three IHI Perinatal Bundles that are integrated into the daily clinical practice of nurses and physicians/CNMs at Fairview Health Services.
  3. Identify how multidisciplinary shared decision making at a system level, supports a culture that values teamwork, communication and patient safety.
Submission Description:
  1. Evidence based clinical practice and integration into daily clinical practice at six hospitals
    1. IHI perinatal bundles
    2. Adopted NICHD language to promote use of common language
    3. Standardized order sets
    4. Standardized policy and procedure
    5. Standardized Induction Plan
    6. Standardized Patient Education
  2. System-wide support infrastructure
    1. Infrastructure to support the technical side of change and measures
    2. Attention to the human side of management and cultural change
  3. High reliability changed behavior
    1. In situ simulation
    2. TeamSTEPPS
    3. Just Culture