Alexander McLawhorn, MD, and Meghan Kirksey, MD, PhD, of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City received a $135,000 grant from the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation to study total joint arthroplasty patient safety and outcomes.
Here are five takeaways:
1. The OREF Perioperative Surgical and Medical Home Patient Safety Research Grant provides funding for clinical research to advance breakthroughs in orthopedic patient safety.
2. Drs. McLawhorn and Kirksey are conducting a study, Effect of Operative Team Consistency on Patient Safety and Efficiency, which examines the impact of consistent surgical team staffing on patient outcomes.
3. To conduct the study, the OREF is partnering with:
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research
• Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Cigna Foundation
4. Funding for the grand was provided by OREF, ASA, FAER, APSF, AAOS, the Cigna Foundation and individual donors.
5. APSF President Mark Warner, MD, said, "This grant advances perioperative patient safety for all of us and accelerates the career development of our investigators." He went on to emphasize the benefits of multidisciplinary collaboration grants.