NAPA to Present on Regional Anesthesia and Bundled Payments at Interdisciplinary Conference on Orthopedic Value-Based Care
MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) announced today that Sonia Szlyk, MD, Director of Regional Anesthesia for NAPA's mid-Atlantic region will be a featured speaker at the American College of Perioperative Medicine's Interdisciplinary Conference on Orthopedic Value-Based Care. As one of 21 world-renowned, multi-disciplinary faculty speakers, Dr. Szlyk will be presenting two lectures addressing topics related to regional anesthesia and bundled payment programs. The event will be held January 21-22, 2017 at the Island Hotel Newport Beach in Newport Beach, CA.
"Today, we are integrating the historical silos of individual medical specialties and truly approaching patient care as a team," said Dr. Szlyk. "This conference is a tremendous forum for providers to effectively translate a shared goal of optimal patient outcomes into reality."
Information related to her presentations are as follows:
January 22 - "Optimizing Perioperative Patient Care" Track
Regional Anesthesia for Chronic Joint Replacement/ Multimodal Premeds & Chronic Pain Patients
During this presentation, Dr. Szlyk will highlight the benefits of opioid-sparing regional anesthesia techniques including peripheral nerve blocks and spinal anesthesia in optimal care pathways for total knee and hip replacement patients.
January 22 - "Implementing New Clinical Models (ERAS/PSH)" Track
Choosing the Right Metrics – Was the Program Successful?
During this presentation, Dr. Szlyk will discuss how to evaluate the progress of a bundled payments program, what parameters have the biggest impact on success and offer strategies on how to salvage an unsuccessful program.
Dr. Szlyk has served as a clinical instructor in regional anesthesia at Stanford University Hospital in Stanford, CA. She is an accomplished lecturer and educator specializing in ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks and catheters with specialization in pain management modalities for joint replacement, sports medicine, general and cosmetic surgery. She is board-certified in anesthesiology and an active member of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
The Interdisciplinary Conference on Orthopedic Value Based Care covers 39 topics such as ERAS-Surgical Home, gain sharing, outpatient joint surgery, preventing readmissions, VTE prophylaxis, delirium management, information technology, postoperative fever, hospital acquired infections and many other topics.
For more information on the conference, click here.
About North American Partners in Anesthesia
As a clinician-led organization, North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) is redefining healthcare, delivering unsurpassed excellence to its partners and patients every day. In three decades, NAPA has grown to become the nation's leading single-specialty anesthesia and perioperative management company, serving more than one million patients annually in more than 200 healthcare facilities throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southeast. For more information, please visit NAPAanesthesia.com.
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