Best Practice in Surgery is the University of Toronto Department of Surgery's quality improvement program and has replaced Best Practice in General Surgery (BPIGS). The Best Practice in General Surgery (BPIGS) initiative began in 2006 with the aim of standardizing care based on best-evidence in the Divisions of General Surgery at the University of Toronto adult teaching hospitals. Building on the success of BPIGS, we have now initiated Best Practice in Surgery.
Goals
Promote
Promote the use of best-evidence by developing and implementing clinical practice guidelines
Encourage
Encourage a person-centered care approach to optimize our patients’ experience
Collaborate
Collaborate with stakeholders in hospitals, other Departments, and Institutions to ensure patients receive high quality multidisciplinary care
Measure
Measure our performance and outcomes
Provide
Provide education to all of our residents so they can undertake or participate in quality initiatives
Support Research
Encourage research in quality and knowledge translation and use this platform to perform clinical trials when evidence is lacking
Vision Statement
To ensure all patients having surgery at the University of Toronto affiliated hospitals receive high quality, person-centered care resulting in optimal patient and clinical outcomes.
Previous Newsletters
- October, 2017 with guest writer Andrew Morris
- September 2017 with guest writer Jim Rutka
- July, 2017 with guest writer Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg
- April, 2017 with guest writer Claude LaFlamme
- March, 2017
- February, 2017 with guest writer Dr. Josh Gleicher
- January, 2017 with guest writer Dr. Erin Kennedy
- December, 2016 with guest writer Dr. Timothy Jackson
- November, 2016 with guest writer Dr. Stuart McCluskey
- October, 2016 with guest writer Dr. John Semple
- September, 2016 with guest writer Dr. Jim Rutka
The Best Practice in Surgery distributes a monthly newsletter to keep all stakeholders up-to-date on current QI projects happening at University of Toronto, to inform recipients of upcoming QI events and courses, and to highlight some of the projects we are working on. If you are interested in receiving the newsletter, please email bestpracticeinsurgery@utoronto.ca. to be added to our distribution list.
Annual Report 2016-2017
We are very please to share with you the Best Practice in Surgery Annual Report for this past academic year. We look forward tor another productive year!
We are very please to share with you the Best Practice in Surgery Annual Report for this past academic year. We look forward tor another productive year!
