Interprofessional Teamwork in a Tertiary Referral Academic Hospital in Boston

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From the Front Lines| April 2022 Interprofessional Teamwork in a Tertiary Referral Academic Hospital in Boston Shahla Siddiqui, MD, MSc, FCCM; Shahla Siddiqui, MD, MSc, FCCM Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Vanessa T. Wong, BS; Vanessa T. Wong, BS Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Mary Ellis, BSN, RN; Mary Ellis, BSN, RN Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Tara S. Kent, MD, MS, FACS; Tara S. Kent, MD, MS, FACS Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Michael J. Chen, BS; Michael J. Chen, BS Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar John D. Mitchell, MD John D. Mitchell, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor April 2022, Vol. 86, 40–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000827012.35158.01 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Shahla Siddiqui, Vanessa T. Wong, Mary Ellis, Tara S. Kent, Michael J. Chen, John D. Mitchell; Interprofessional Teamwork in a Tertiary Referral Academic Hospital in Boston. ASA Monitor 2022; 86:40–41 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000827012.35158.01 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: patient referral, work teams Our institution, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, is a teaching tertiary referral academic hospital of Harvard Medical School. There are 673 licensed beds, including 493 medical/surgical beds. There are 77 critical care beds and 62 OB/GYN beds. The perioperative nursing staff provides patient-focused care to the surgical patient population as well as surge ICUs during the pandemic. The patient population includes cardiothoracic, vascular, orthopedics, neurosurgery, transplant, general surgery, trauma, ENT, GYN, podiatry, GI, ophthalmology, cardiology, and urology patients on two campuses. A multidisciplinary team consisting of RNs and surgical and anesthesia teams provide perioperative patient care. The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought havoc among health care staff and the general population. Communication and teamwork among anesthesia providers, surgeons, and nurses can be key in the smooth transition and delivery of perioperative patient care and satisfaction. Therefore, interprofessional interaction and teamwork are valuable skills for our anesthesiology residents rotating... You do not currently have access to this content.