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Peer Visits Tools for sharing best practices. Becky Ames GOH In-House Coordinator, Champaign County. Getting started. What is a best practice? Demonstrate evidence of success Affects something important and contributes to the organizations mission and goals
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Peer VisitsTools for sharing best practices Becky Ames GOH In-House Coordinator,Champaign County
Getting started • What is a best practice? • Demonstrate evidence of success • Affects something important and contributes to the organizations mission and goals • Have the ability to be replicated or adapted in other settings • Benefits of sharing best practices • Raise quality of practice and donation rates • Avoids duplication of effort “re-inventing the wheel” • Save time and money through increased productivity and efficiency
Suggested topics for review • Hospital atmosphere regarding donation • GOH Presence & collaboration on referrals • Overall environment / buy-in • Donor Family support • Staff Donation Champions • Hospital CEO • Nursing Directors / Unit Managers • Staff roles in donation process
Suggested topics cont’d… • Case review / debriefing • M&M reviews • After action reviews • Life Team Committees • Starting committee • Mission • Staff needed to be involved • Hospital liason to serve as internal champion
Suggested topics cont’d… • Organ Referrals • Early referral opportunities • ER referrals prior to transfer to ICU • Development of hospital specific triggers • Charge RN involvement in identifying referrals • PCC (Patient care conferences) • Staff involved • Documentation • Requesting • Collaboration of hospital / GOH • RN, MD, Pastoral care, SW involvement • Protocols for approach
Suggested topics cont’d… • DCD Process • Timing • OR • Staff involved • APN’s / RN’s declaring and initiating comfort care meds • EMR • Tracking referrals /documentation • Automated processes / pop-ups • Donor management reports / HIM
Suggested topics cont’d… • Coroner Involvement / relationship • Collaboration to release on organ referrals • Utilizing a forensic pathologist to evaluate organs during recovery • Process for notification of death • Involvement in committees / case debriefings • Pathologist involved with hospital and GOH to help determine if a patient can be released • Transporting patients after autopsy for tissue recovery
Suggested topics cont’d… • Tissue donation • Hospital or GOH requesting processes • PDSA’s / process improvements • Increasing donation activity
Documenting best practices • Write a description of the best practice: • Title and description • Context • Tools & techniques used • Resources • Lessons learned • Links to resources
Next Steps • Contact your hospital development coordinator to help evaluate what areas you are interested in pursuing for a peer visit. • Identify best practices in your hospital and discuss them with your HD Coordinator. • Go, Do, Learn
Becky Ames, In-House CoordinatorGift of Hope Phone: (217) 390-7418 Email: bames@giftofhope.org