Importance Morbidity and mortality conferences (MMCs) are thought to advance trainee
education, quality improvement (QI), and faculty development. However, there is …

Morbidity and mortality conference (MMC) is a century-old tradition in medicine that was
initially primarily focused on the review of surgical outcomes and errors. In recent years, the …

Objectives/Hypothesis To investigate patterns of tracheostomy‐associated death in the
United States. Study Design Retrospective database review. Methods We used Multiple …

In this study, we explore knowledge regimes shaping the ongoing transformation of medical
identities. We accomplish this through a text-based analysis of published studies reporting …

Introduction: The Clavien–Dindo classification is a broadly accepted surgical complications
classification system, grading complications by the extent of therapy necessary to resolve …

This article will discuss the importance of an effective morbidity and mortality (M&M)
conference toward supporting a proactive and preventative approach to patient safety and …

Importance To date, there have been no reports in the current literature regarding the use of
the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competencies in …

Providing foundational knowledge and skill sets in patient safety and quality improvement
(PS/QI) is integral to otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (OHNS) resident education …

Objective Efforts to study morbidity and mortality conferences (M&MC) are hampered by the
lack of rigorous instruments to assess the effectiveness of the conferences for the purpose of …

Patient safety/quality improvement (PS/QI) is the cornerstone of 21st-century health care.
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery is excited to provide a dedicated PS/QI primer. The …