Committee Mission

The Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee’s mission is to promote patient safety and risk reduction through quality improvement initiatives among member surgeons.

An Interview With The Chair

What about this committee’s mission is the most important to you? 

“Protocol standardization and process analysis, based in evidence-based data, to optimize patient safety, outcomes, and efficiency is a mission I feel aligned with. Protocol development for quality improvement and risk reduction is something that can be challenging for individual bariatric surgery practices that the committee can help standardize and decrease the work burden on individual programs, improving implementation and safety.“

How has being part of this committee benefitted you professionally or even personally?

“As part of the QIPS committee, I have been able to feel part of something bigger than my own bariatric program, contributing to quality and safety standards on a national level through the ASMBS. I also have developed professional friendships, mentors, and colleagues as part of the committee and society that will endure my professional career. Lastly, learning from my committee peers has improved my own practice and resulted in direct clinical care changes for my own patients I may not have made without the committee’s support and expertise.“

What of this committee’s accomplishments are you most proud of? 

“The committee undertook the large task of developing 3 separate care pathways for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. This involved 3 subcommittees, multiple committee members, intense discussions and debate, and successful collaboration among a variety of stakeholders leading to 3 high quality publications which we hope helped standardize evidence-based care for gastric bypass.”

Final Thoughts on the ASMBS Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee?

“The Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee supports the ASMBS and memberhsip through a wide diversity of projects in continuous quality improvement and risk reduction to maximize patient safety.“