Category Operating Room Communications

Join us for The Operating Room Global (TORG) Free Webinar – Sunday, August 6th 2023 at 18:00 BST.

Topic: “Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Patient Safety and Organizational Excellence in the Operating Room”

Speaker: Julie O’Donnell

Hosted by The Operating Room Global (TORG) Education and Training Committee and held live via Zoom

Sunday, August 6th, 2023
18:00 Irish Standard Time/BST/GMT(+1)
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Common Operating Room Issues

“Operating rooms (ORs) are critical spaces where complex surgical procedures are performed. These spaces are designed to provide a sterile environment that ensures the safety and well-being of patients, healthcare workers, and surgeons. However, despite the best efforts of healthcare providers, operating rooms are not immune to issues that can….”
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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the Operating Room

“Improving or maintaining operating room efficiency is a goal for every hospital. If you sell a product and/or service into the Operating Room (OR) and can help them improve their efficiency you will be regarded as a trusted advisor and not a supplier that can be commoditized. Impacting OR efficiency requires…” …

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How to Improve Operating Room Efficiency – A Must Read!

Operating rooms are one of your generally exorbitant – and significant spaces of your facility.Thus, any upgrades made in your operating rooms can deliver tremendous profits and yield the most noteworthy effect on your hospital’s main concern… …

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Preparing for Surgery: The Operating Room

The operating room can be an intimidating, busy place. It has a lot of unfamiliar technical equipment. The following is a brief list of equipment you may see in the operating room. Each operating room varies depending on the type of surgery being done… …

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Human Anatomy Mnemonics, categorized and alphabetized.

This is a list of human anatomy mnemonics, categorized and alphabetized. Afferent vs efferent Afferent connection arrives and an efferent connection exits. Anterior leg Compartment “The Hospitals Are Not Dirty Places” Tibialis anterior extensor Hallucis longus anterior tibial Artery deep fibular Nerve

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Hand Signals in The Operating Room

Hand signals in surgery depict a form of non verbal communication among the scrubbed surgical team. Surgical instruments should be carefully passed into the hand of the surgeon without the surgeon looking

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Covenant HealthCare Unveils Hybrid Operating Room

In July 2017, a groundbreaking ceremony kicked-off a major renovation for the Covenant HealthCare Surgical Services Department. Monday, June 25, 2018 Covenant unveiled the new hybrid operating suite and home

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Yelling, cursing less likely to break out in operating rooms when female surgeons are present

By Katie Langin In 2015, a surgeon at a teaching hospital in Georgia—exasperated with his surgical team—shouted, “Am I not speaking clearly?! I’m going to have to start yelling!” Later,

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