After this session you’ll be able to:

1. Explain the pitfalls of most block programs in use today.
2. Identify the relationship between block allocation, surgeon demand, and staffing.
3. Implement new techniques that result in higher utilization.

Why this is important:

Blocks are one of the most difficult and controversial tasks in any OR leader’s day. Trying to satisfy surgeons, anesthesiologists, and staff members can seem impossible.

Heiser will discuss the newest trends in block scheduling and management, which are helping to improve surgeon and staff satisfaction as well as create opportunities for new surgeons to start building a practice. Return to your facility prepared to utilize techniques including governance, allocation methodologies, demand smoothing, measurement, targets, and new ways of balancing blocks, staffing deployment, and inpatient demand smoothing. Take advantage of innovations to monitor and adjust blocks that are underperforming.