Course curriculum

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    INTRODUCTION : Getting Started

    • COURSE INTRODUCTION

    • COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • COURSE CONTENT MAP

    • MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC)

    • SURVEY : Tell Us About Yourself

    • HELP BUTTON

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    PREWORK (Optional) : An Introduction to Lean Methodology

    • PREWORK 1 : Introduction to Lean Methodology

    • PREWORK 2 : Introduction to the 8 Types of Waste

    • PREWORK 3 : Introduction to 5S Methodology

    • PREWORK 4 : Introduction to Kaizen

    • CERTIFICATION IN LEAN (SIX SIGMA) METHODOLOGY : Want to learn more ?

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    CHAPTER 1 : ANESTHESIA EQUIPMENT

    • 1.1. OVERVIEW - Application of 5S in The Anesthesia Supply Room

    • 1.1. VIDEO - Lean 5S in MSICU

    • 1.1. QUIZ - Application of 5S in The Anesthesia Supply Room

    • 1.1. PERSONAL LEARNING PROJECT (Optional) - The Anesthesia Supply Room

    • 1.2. OVERVIEW - Application of 5S Methodology to The Difficult Airway Cart

    • 1.2. PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE - The Difficult Airway Cart

    • 1.2. QUIZ - Application of 5S to The Difficult Airway Cart

    • 1.2. PERSONAL LEARNING PROJECT (Optional) - The Difficult Airway Cart

    • 1.2. CLINICAL AUDIT ACTIVITY (Optional) - The Difficult Airway Cart

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    CHAPTER 2 : THE CLINIC

    • 2.1. OVERVIEW - Identification of the 8 Types of Waste in the Anesthesia Clinic

    • 2.1. VIDEO - The 8 Wastes in Healthcare

    • 2.1. VIDEO - The Spaghetti Diagram

    • 2.1. VIDEO - Value Stream Mapping

    • 2.1. QUIZ - Identification of 8 Wastes in the Anesthesia Clinic

    • 2.1. PERSONAL LEARNING PROJECT (Optional) - The Clinic

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    CHAPTER 3 : TURNOVER TIME

    • 3.1. OVERVIEW - Lean Methodology to Improve OR Turnover

    • 3.1. TUTORIAL - Operating Room Turnover

    • 3.1. VIDEO - Operating Room Turnover Time

    • 3.1. VIDEO - Operational Efficiency in Operating Room Turnaround

    • 3.1. PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE - Turnover Time and Anesthesia Technique

    • 3.1. PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE - Turnover Time and Extubation Technique

    • 3.1. QUIZ - Lean Methodology to Improve Operating Room Turnover

    • 3.1. PERSONAL LEARNING PROJECT (Optional) - Turnover Time

    • 3.1. CLINICAL AUDIT ACTIVITY (Optional) - Turnover Time

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    CHAPTER 4 : THE OPERATING ROOM(S)

    • 4.1. OVERVIEW - Introduction to Lean Six Sigma

    • 4.1. VIDEO - What is Six Sigma ?

    • 4.1. VIDEO (Optional) - What is Lean Six Sigma ?

    • 4.1. PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE - First Case Start Times

    • 4.1. QUIZ - Introduction to Lean Six Sigma

    • 4.2. OVERVIEW - Introduction to Root Cause Analysis

    • 4.2. VIDEO - ABCs of Root Cause Analysis

    • 4.2. VIDEO (Optional) - Root Cause Analysis (The 5 Why's & Fishbone Diagrams)

    • 4.2. VIDEO - Create a Pareto Chart Using Excel

    • 4.2. DATA ANALYSIS - Audit of OR First Case Start Times (Halothane General Hospital 2018/2019)

    • 4.2. QUIZ - Introduction to Root Cause Analysis

    • 4.2. PERSONAL LEARNING PROJECT (Optional) - Root Cause Analysis

    • 4.2. CLINICAL AUDIT ACTIVITY (Optional) - Root Cause Analysis

    • 4.3. OVERVIEW - Introduction to Process Variability in the Operating Room

    • 4.3. PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE - Process Variability in the Operating Room

    • 4.3. QUIZ - Introduction to Process Variability in the Operating Room

    • 4.3. PERSONAL LEARNING PROJECT - Lean Six Sigma in The Operating Room(s)

    • 4.3. CLINICAL AUDIT ACTIVITY (Optional) - Variability in OR First Case Start Times

    • 4.3. CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECT (Optional) - Lean Six Sigma to Improve Operating Room Efficiency

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    EXTRA READING : PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES & DOWNLOADS - Lean Six Sigma in Anesthesia

    • Using Lean Six Sigma Methodology to Improve Quality of the Anesthesia Supply Chain in a Pediatric Hospital

    • Applying Lean Six Sigma for Innovative Change to the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

    • Blood wastage reduction using Lean Sigma methodology

    • How operating room efficiency is understood in a surgical team: a qualitative study

    • Estimating the time needed for induction of anaesthesia and its importance in balancing anaesthetists’ and surgeons’ waiting times around the start of surgery

    • Does Attending Surgeon Presence at the Preinduction Briefing Improve Operating Room Efficiency?

    • The effects of surgeons and anesthesiologists on operating room efficiency

    • Perioperative Anesthesia Lean Implementation is Associated With Increased Operative Efficiency in Posterior Cervical Surgeries at a High-Volume Spine Center

    • Manuals & Guides

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    • SURVEY : Course Evaluation

    • SURVEY : Tell Us About Yourself, Again