Staffing and
equipment needs
Adding total joints is easier
for ortho-heavy centers, says
Dr. Berger, especially
because you will need equip-
ment on hand like "space
suits" and specialty tables
designed for total hip
replacements. Dr. Kohen
says his center's heavy
orthopedic caseload made
its total joint program transi-
tion smoother and more
cost-effective since the
needed equipment was
already on hand. "We were
already performing big pro-
cedures there, so things like
helmets and orthopedic
power tools were already
available," he says.
You may also want to
hand-pick surgical staff who
have a background with
these procedures. Dr. Kohen
says his center turned to
nurses who worked on total
joint cases at a local hospital,
something he suggests for
facilities just beginning their
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o you want to know more about how
to start a total joint program at your
facility? Check out our pre-conference
workshop at this year's OR Excellence. Dave
Berkheimer, BSN, CRNA, and surgeon
Christopher McClellan, DO, of Same Day
Joints will help you establish a successful
program from the ground up.
Same Day Joints is an outpatient total
joint replacement program with more than 3
years of experience and hundreds of cases
under its belt. Mr. Berkheimer and Dr.
McClellan will go over the establishment,
pitfalls and success stories to help you set up
your own same-day joints program. The
workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at OR
Excellence, held this year at the San Antonio
Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas. For more
information, go to orexcellence.com.
— Kendal Gapinski
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