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Throughout Safety in Spine Surgery Month—April, 2024—we shared a variety of spine surgery safety resources, including downloadable Best Practice Guidelines and top talks from previous years. A partial listing of these resources is available below.
Best Practice Guidelines:
Video Presentations:
- Panel Discussion | Using Technology to Make ORs Safer (or at Least Different)—with Brandon Carlson, MD; Roger Härtl, MD; Lawrence Lenke, MD; and Zeeshan Sardar, MD
- What Have Study Groups Taught Us About Complication Mitigation and What Strategies Are Important?—Eric Klineberg, MD
- Panel Discussion | How Do You Advocate for Teams in the Setting of Pressured Healthcare System Economics?—with Rajiv Sethi, MD; Michael Vitale MD MPH; Lawrence Lenke, MD; Eric Klineberg, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; and Dean Chou, MD
Ever-increasing safety in spine surgery is critical. Keep the conversation going! Continue to watch for exclusive content about spine surgery safety through this website and on your preferred social platforms.
S3P Social Links:
For a more in-depth study of safety best practices and innovations, join us in New York City at the Safety in Spine Surgery Summit on May 31, 2024. Read More >
Welcome to Safety in Spine Surgery Month 2024. Join us on social media throughout the month of April as we focus on spine surgery safety. We will share safety resources, including downloadable Best Practice Guidelines and top talks from previous years. Learn the latest techniques relevant to this critical topic from experts in the field.
Watch for exclusive content throughout the month of April on your preferred social platform.
S3P Social Links:
For a more in-depth study of safety best practices and innovations, join us in New York City at the Safety in Spine Surgery Summit on May 31, 2024. Read More >
Thank you for participating in Safety in Spine Surgery Month! We closed out the month with an excellent April 29 webinar on Leveraging the Team to Make Spine Surgery Safer. The replay will be available on our website next week.
Our last week of safety videos included some outstanding content & practical tips. We heard from:
- Dr. Nicholas Fletcher on Mean Arterial Pressure Parameters
- Dr. Sumeet Garg on Getting the Team on the Same Page
- Dr. Jean-Pierre Mobasser on the Risks of K Wires and Guidewires in Spine Procedures
- Dr. Michael Glotzbecker on Overcommunication
- Dr. Massimo Balsano on his safety tips
- Dr. Suken Shah on the Surgeon Performance Program
- Dr. David Skaggs on Setting up Systems
- Dr. Roger Härtl and Dr. Jacob Goldberg on Emergency Workflow Training
As always, you can review all these videos, plus our library of past talks, for free on the website.
We want to thank this week’s contributors, as well as this week’s partner organizations: SMISS, ISASS, SRS, Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation, and POSNA.
We hope you’ll join us for next year’s Safety in Spine Surgery Summit (Spring 2022 in New York).
View all this week’s videos here.
Did you catch these highlights from Safety in Spine Surgery Month, Week 3? Our April 15 webinar was packed full of practical advice on implementing checklists and guidelines, and the faculty included leaders from the SRS, the AANS, POSNA, and more. We jammed a lot of education into those 2 hours! You can catch the replay on our website here.
Since we are talking about checklists, do you know about all the free safety in spine surgery resources on the S3P website? We have risk severity scores, checklists, pathways, and more.
We also continue to post daily videos about safety from a variety of leaders across all our social media channels. I think these videos are getting better and better! This week’s videos included:
- Carlton Weatherby from Medtronic talking about their steadfast commitment to unmatched quality.
- Dr. John Smith sharing about the success he’s seen in dedicated surgical teams and checklists—they make surgery “much more efficient, safer, and fun.”
- We posted a clip from Dr. Roger Härtl’s 2020 talk about the market approval process for new technology.
- Dr. Kevin Shea told us about the POSNA Safe Surgery Program. Learn more here.
- Dr. Rick Sasso explained the No Strikeout Protocol he developed at the CSRS. This resource is free to download, too.
- Dr. Chris Hardesty shared about peri-op care protocols, which “help remove variation in practice, which can help decrease variation in outcomes.”
- Finally, we capped off the week with General Stan McChrystal, our Keynote Lecturer at the 2018 Safety in Spine Surgery Summit, sharing his thoughts on how teams impact safety.
As always, you can review all these videos, plus our library of past talks, for free on the website.
We want to thank this week’s contributors, as well as this week’s partner organizations: Medtronic, Pediatric Spine Study Group & the Pediatric Spine Foundation, POSNA, and the CSRS.
We still want to hear from you! Post safety tips or questions on your own social media—tag us, and you might win a $100 gift card! Winners are drawn each week from all social media channels.
View all this week’s videos here.
We had some amazing videos sharing the message about safety in spine surgery, with both top-level commentary as well as practical tips. This week our daily safety tip videos were seen by over 11,000 people, and our overall audience grew by 40%. Highlights included:
- Dr. Lehman asked us, “Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than to have surgery?,” in his video on Safety By the Numbers.
- Prof Carl-Eric Aubin shared about the biomechanical considerations in assessing spinal instrumentation for safety.
- Vafa Jamali from Zimmer Biomet shared about their support of the Safety month.
- Dr. Hey shared about the importance of spine surgery checklists, including a link to the downloadable checklists he’s created.
- And finally, Dr. Elowitz explained the connections between communication, patient safety, and medical malpractice.
Several of these daily tip videos are taken from longer talks presented at past Safety in Spine Surgery Summits. Did you know we have a library of these talks that you can browse & watch for free? Visit the videos tab on our website, or start here with the 2020 Safety Summit videos.
We also had over 500 people register for the April 15 webinar Checklists & Guidelines Which Make Spine Surgery Safer, which featured 4 of our Award Winners for the Best New Methodologies and Techniques to Enhance Safety in Spine Surgery, as well as a “who’s who” of surgeon leaders representing spine safety efforts from leading societies including the SRS, AANS, and POSNA.
We want to thank this week’s contributors, as well as this week’s partner organizations: NewYork-Presbyterian, Medtronic, Zimmer Biomet, NeuroPoint Alliance, Hey Clinic, and CareGuard.
We want to hear from you, too! Post safety tips or questions on your own social media—tag us, and you might win a $100 gift card! Winners are drawn each week from all social media channels.
View all this week’s videos here.
Welcome to the Safety in Spine Surgery Month, Week 1! This week we reached over 2,000 unique visitors across our social media channels with the message of safety in spine surgery. We saw some excellent and diverse perspectives on what safety means to surgeons, industry, and our partners. Highlights included:
- Dr. Vitale reminded us, “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re probably in the wrong room,” in his video on Calling in the Reinforcements.
- Dr. Yazici spoke about the safe management of complex neuromuscular deformities.
- Dr. Lenke showed us the process of using 3D models to study anatomical landmarks prior to surgery and during surgery.
- Dr. Sponseller talked us through the why & how of using an IVAC to reduce infection risk in neuromuscular patients following PSF.
- David Bailey of OrthoPediatrics shared about their support of the Safety month.
- Dr. Flynn talked about the impact dedicated spine teams have had – he calls them “the greatest safety measure that I’ve seen in my 25 year career”
- And finally, Dr. Radcliff explained three ways the operative microscope affects safety in spine surgery.
We heard from followers on social media, too—Dr. Vitale commented about 3D Models—“Great way to ‘navigate’ before you get into the OR—much like an athlete visualizes performance prior to the event.” Dr. Sumeet Garg commented on what he’s found effective for improving safety—“Working with plastic surgeons on closure for cases to pelvis. Navigation speeds up placement of sacral and pelvic fixation and aids in maximizing screw diameter.”
We want to thank this week’s contributors, as well as this week’s partner organizations: The Scoliosis Research Society, The Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation, OrthoPediatrics, and the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.
We want to hear from you, too! Join us on social media with your own safety tips or questions. Tag us, and you might win a $100 gift card!
View all this week’s videos here.
The Safety in Spine Surgery Project is pleased to announce the First Annual Safety in Spine Surgery month, taking place in April of 2021. The goal of this project is to improve safety in spine surgery by sharing guidelines, techniques, and protocols that make care better, and to share lessons learned from participants who have developed specific, successful safety protocols. This event will feature 2 live webinars and an industry-wide social media campaign throughout April.
Under the leadership of Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH and co-chairmen John Flynn, MD; Roger Härtl, MD; Larry Lenke, MD; Rajiv Sethi, MD, S3P is partnering with surgeons, allied health care providers, organizations, hospitals, and medical device companies in this effort. It is the belief of the program directors that all major healthcare stakeholders are obligated to invest their expertise and funds to enhance patient safety.
Submission of abstracts and projects summaries is underway for Best New Methodologies and Techniques to Enhance Safety in Spine Surgery. The 10 best submissions will each be awarded $1000 and be featured during one of the live webinars. We encourage our colleagues to submit not only scientific papers, but also any project that has made a difference in spine surgery quality, safety, or value. Submissions are due to Kate Laney by February 19, 2021.
Registration is open for two live webinars, taking place April 15 and April 29. The first will focus on predictive analytics, enabling technology, and innovative techniques to make the OR safer. The second will highlight checklists, guidelines, and tricks to avoid complications and improve neurological safety. Registration is free and can be accessed at this link.
We encourage you to get involved in this effort by submitting abstracts, attending the webinars, and getting active on social media during the month of April. Post your successes and difficulties with the hashtags #safetyinspinesurgery and #s3p. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and Instagram for further information.
If your practice, organization, or medical device company would like to partner with us, please contact Kate Laney.
We are looking forward to an exciting month of collaboration!
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