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At The Leading Edge Of Change: Creation Of The Housestaff Quality And Safety Leadership Council, Ruben Rhoades, Md, Adam P. Johnson, Md, Mph, Rebecca C. Jaffe, Md, Bracken Babula, Md

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)

Background:

The ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) is driving a national re-evaluation of the engagement and alignment of housestaff in institutional Quality and Safety.

In 2008, the concept of a housestaff quality and safety committee was born, as a means of driving practice change

Our CLER data suggested that we need a similar council

Patient Perception Of Telehealth Primary Care Video Visits, Rhea E. Powell, Md, Mph, Jeffrey Henstenburg, Bs, Grace Cooper, Ba, Judd Hollander, Md, Kristin L. Rising, Md, Ms

Department of Medicine Posters

Introduction

• Telehealth (TH) is an innovative model of care delivery with potential to provide more patient-centered healthcare, allowing patients to receive care when and where is most convenient.
• To date, little is known about patient perceptions of receiving care with the use of TH video visits.

Ictal Asystole In A Patient With Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (Pres) And Seizures: A Case Report, Joanna Suski, Md, Reginald T. Ho, Md, Maromi Nei, Md

Department of Neurology Posters

BACKGROUND

• Ictal asystole is rare, seen in less than 1% of patients with epilepsy, and typically seen in patients with temporal or frontal lobe seizures, rarely in occipital lobe seizures, and has never been described in a patient with PRES .
• PRES is a clinical-radiologic diagnosis in which there is a breakdown of the blood brain barrier caused by abrupt changes of blood pressure, or cytokines causing endothelial damage and this creates brain edema.
• The typical neurological symptoms of PRES include encephalopathy (50-80%), seizure (60-75%), headache (50%), and visual disturbance (35%).
• Brain imaging in PRES usually reveals vasogenic edema in …