QC Core Insights
QC Core Insights features talks on Hot Topics in Abdominal Core Surgery and review of recent publications, ACHQC quality initiatives and data analyses. Each QC Core Insights session will incorporate a 10-15 minute presentation by the author of the work followed by 2 invited discussants offering critical point/counter-point review and open membership discussion.
QC Core Insights will be held on Zoom (details below) and recorded and housed on this page for on-demand viewing by those unable to attend. We are currently preparing the QC Core Insights schedule and welcome your input. Please let us know if you would like to hear about or present/discuss specific research topics of interest by emailing QCCoreInsights@achqc.org.
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QC Core Insights Schedule
Past Sessions Sessions:
MONDAY, January 9TH, 2023
Topic: MIS VHR – Part 2: Robotic Approaches and Data
Presentation: Matt Madion, MD (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Article Review: Kevin Baier, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Faculty Moderator: Lucas Beffa, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 2022
Topic: MIS VHR – Part 1: Laparoscopic Approaches and Data
Presentation: Megan Melland-Smith, MD (University of Toronto)
Article Review: Aldo Fafaj, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Faculty Moderator: Rana Higgins, MD (Medical College of Wisconsin)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2022
Topic: Adjunctive Measures to Loss of Domain Hernias
Presentation: Kelsi Swanson, MD (University of Texas Southwestern)
Article Review: Sam Zolin, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Faculty Moderator: Anthony Iacco, MD (Beaumont Health)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 2022
Topic: Pre-operative Optimization for VHR
Presentation: Alex Lois, MD (University of Washington)
Article Review: Luciano Tastaldi, MD (University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston)
Faculty Moderator: Michael Rosen, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2022
Topic: VHR in the Co-morbid Patient: What are the Risks and How to Counsel Patients?
Presentation: Sergio Mazzola, MD (University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston)
Article Review: Matt Madion, MD (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Faculty Moderator: Clayton Petro, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2022
Topic: VHR in the Contaminated Field and Approach to Mesh Infections
Presentation: Aldo Fafaj, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Article Review: Kelsi Swanson, MD (University of Texas Southwestern)
Faculty Moderator: Charlotte Horne, MD (Penn State Health)
MONDAY, JULY 11TH, 2022
Topic: MIS Inguinal Hernias: Better Than Open Repairs?
Presentation: Kaela Parnell, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Article Review: Kaela Parnell, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Faculty Moderator: Flavio Malcher, MD (NYU Langone)
MONDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2022
Topic: Open Inguinal Hernias: Elective and Tough Situations
Presentation: Megan Melland-Smith, MD (University of Toronto)
Article Review: Alex Lois, MD (University of Washington)
Faculty Moderator: Michael Reinhorn, MD, MBA (Boston Hernia & Pilonidal Center)
MONDAY, MAY 9TH, 2022
Topic: Abdominal Wall Anatomy: Truly Understanding and Applying it
Presentation: Luciano Guilherme Tastaldi, MD (University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston)
Article Review: Sam Zolin, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Faculty Moderator: Jacob Greenberg, MD (Augusta University)
MONDAY, APRIL 11TH, 2022
Topic: Chronic Groin Pain
Presentation: Kaela Parnell, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Article Review: Kevin Baier, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Faculty Moderator: David Krpata, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 2022
Topic: Mesh Part 2: When to Use What? Biologic and Absorbable Synthetic Mesh Data
Presentation: Megan Melland-Smith, MD (University of Toronto)
Article Review: Benjamin Miller, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Faculty Moderator: Benjamin Poulose, MD, MPH (Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center)
MONDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 2022
Topic: Mesh Part 1: What Are the Options? Synthetic Mesh Data
Presentation: Matthew Madion, MD (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Article Review: Sergio Mazzola Poli de Figueiredo, MD (University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston)
Faculty Moderator: Michael Rosen, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, 2021
Topic: Update on Embedded Registry Studies
Presenters: Aldo Fafaj, MD, Clayton Petro, MD, Ajita Prabhu, MD, & Benjamin Miller, MD
Moderator: Michael Rosen, MD
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2021
Topic: How I Do It: Robotic Technique Talk
Presenters: Randy Janczyk, MD, Lucas Beffa, MD & Eugene Dickens, MD
Moderators: Ajita Prabhu, MD & Whitney Webb, MD
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11TH, 2021
Topic: Core Rehabilitation & ACHQC Rehab Protocol
Presenters: Winnie Henderson, MD, Rana Higgins, MD & Benjamin Poulose, MD, MPH
Moderators: Ragnar Peterson, MD & Ron Lewis, MD
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2021
Topic: Prophylactic Mesh
Presenters: William Hope, MD, Jeremy Warren, MD & David Krpata, MD
Moderator: Jacob Greenberg, MD
MONDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 2021
Topic: Core Health Spotlight: Pain Management Strategies
Presenters: Clayton Petro, MD, Arielle Perez, MD, MPH, MS, Courtney Collins, MD, MS & Aldo Fafaj, MD
Moderators: Michael Reinhorn, MD, MBA & Rana Higgins, MD
Monday, July 12th, 2021
Monday, June 14th, 2021
Topic: Enhancing Outcomes: The Patient Perspective
Presenters: Bryan Ellis, DO, Robert Yates, MD, Francisco Couto, MD, Eric Beauford & Patient Representatives
Moderators: Harriet Schwartzman
Monday, May 10th, 2021
Topic: Quality Improvement Optimization: ACHQC Real World Data Analysis
Presenters: Ajita Prabhu, MD, Richard Pierce, MD, PhD, Flavio Malcher, MD & Charlotte Horne, MD
Moderators: Rana Higgins, MD & Prashanth Sreeramoju, MD, MPH
MONDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2021
Topic: Quality Improvement Optimization: ACHQC Real World Data Analysis
Presenters: Ivy Haskins, MD, Benjamin Poulose, MD, MPH, Kevin Baier, MD, William Hope, MD & Ryan Lamm, MD
Moderators: Robert Yates, MD & Prashanth Sreeramoju, MD, MPH
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2021
Topic: To Fixate or Not to Fixate: Mesh Fixation vs. No Mesh Fixation in Retro-Muscular Ventral Hernia Repair
Presenters: Shervin Etemad, MD & Ajita Prabhu, MD
Discussants: Arielle Perez, MD, MPH, MS & David Krpata, MD
MONDAY, January 11TH, 2020
Topic: Opioids: Using ACHQC Data to Combat the Epidemic
Presenters: Rana Higgins, MD & Arielle Perez, MD, MPH, MS
Discussants: Anthony Iacco, MD, Teresa Dews, MD & Todd Harris, MD
Moderator: Micki Reinhorn, MD
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 2020
Topic: Embedded Randomized Control Trial: Heavy Weight vs. Medium Weight Mesh in Ventral Hernia Repair
Presenter: David Krpata, MD
Discussants: Vedra Augenstein, MD & Eric Pauli, MD
Monday, November 2nd, 2020
Topic: Laparoscopic vs Robotic IPOM - Presentation of data from the ACHQC RCT scheduled to be published October 21st in JAMA Surgery
Presenter: Clayton Petro, MD
Discussants: Jeremy Warren, MD and Eugene Dickens, MD
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