The operating room starts between 7:30 and 8 am. The Operating Room is located on the and entry requires use of hospital-issues scrubs (provided second floor of the Atrium, during your first day meeting). At 7:30 the staff urologist and/or a designated fellow will perform what is called a where there is a discussion of the cases of the day with “huddle”, all the members of the operating room working together that day, establishing a plan for care with the anesthetist and nurses. Patients are expected to arrive in the operating room by 8 am. During the day, you will witness and participate in all the safety checks introduced to minimize errors, such as following our standardized checklists, conducting and debriefing after each case. If it is your day to spend in the OR, it is the “time-outs” expectation that you will be there at 8 am. The weekly schedule also has to take into account morning and afternoon rounds period. These are performed before any clinical activities in the morning and in the afternoon after completing the clinic or operating room duties. When possible, the attending surgeons round with the team. Throughout the day, there may be times when further care may need to be rendered on the ward and this may also include consultations requested from many of the services within the hospital as well as the emergency department. You are invited to participate in this process by working closely with our fellows and residents on service. Our weekly schedule also includes teaching sessions as well as presentation rounds. On Wednesday mornings at 7 am in Rm 8704 we hold rounds during which we discuss ongoing research endeavors and a variety of clinical subjects. There is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and also to become part of ongoing research projects, if you should desire to do so. We also have case rounds and teaching presentations that are scheduled on Friday morning, understanding the limitations imposed by some university lecture requirements. During these rounds you will witness the review process of indications for surgery, as well as controversies in treatment options. Lastly, Morbidity and Mortality rounds are held once
The operating room starts between 7:30 and 8 am. The Operating Room is located on the second floor of the Atrium, and entry requires use of hospital-issues scrubs (provided during your first day meeting). At 7:30 the staff urologist and/or a designated fellow will perform what is called a “huddle”, where there is a discussion of the cases of the day with all the members of the operating room working together that day, establishing a plan for care with the anesthetist and nurses. Patients are expected to arrive in the operating room by 8 am. During the day, you will witness and participate in all the safety checks introduced to minimize errors, such as following our standardized checklists, conducting “time-outs” and debriefing after each case. If it is your day to spend in the OR, it is the expectation that you will be there at 8 am. The weekly schedule also has to take into account morning and afternoon rounds period. These are performed before any clinical activities in the morning and in the afternoon after completing the clinic or operating room duties. When possible, the attending surgeons round with the team. Throughout the day, there may be times when further care may need to be rendered on the ward and this may also include consultations requested from many of the services within the hospital as well as the emergency department. You are invited to participate in this process by working closely with our fellows and residents on service. Our weekly schedule also includes teaching sessions as well as presentation rounds. On Wednesday mornings at 7 am in Rm 8704 we hold rounds during which we discuss ongoing research endeavors and a variety of clinical subjects. There is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and also to become part of ongoing research projects, if you should desire to do so. We also have case rounds and teaching presentations that are scheduled on Friday morning, understanding the limitations imposed by some university lecture requirements. During these rounds you will witness the review process of indications for surgery, as well as controversies in treatment options. Lastly, Morbidity and Mortality rounds are held once
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