Operating Room Leadership And Perioperative Practice Management

Effective leadership is critical to ensuring safety, efficiency and maximum productivity in the operating room (OR). This practical, evidence-based third edition focuses on the dynamics of a successful OR environment to underline the key techniques for management of policies, systems, staff members and teams. Fully updated to include recent clinical guidelines, the book provides the 'A-Z' of OR management, including sections on metrics, scheduling, human resource management, leadership principles, economics, quality assurance, recovery, ambulatory practice and topics specific to anesthesia and pain service providers. Featuring new chapters on the role of artificial intelligence in transforming operating room perform, training, certification and career development, instrumentation management, and safety of operating room personnel. With contributions from authors with unrivalled experience in the field, this new edition continues to be an essential guide for anyone working in the OR including anaesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, and administrators.

Alan David Kaye is Immediate Former Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer, Provost, Pain Fellowship Program Director and Tenure Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. He is also Vice Chairman of Research and Tenured Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neurosciences at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine.

Richard D. Urman is the Jay J. Jacoby Professor and Chairman in the Department of Anesthesiology at The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center and Chief of Anesthesiology for the Health System. He is a Fellow of the Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors (FAACD), serving as its Board member and Treasurer, and is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI).

Charles J. Fox III Professor of Anesthesiology at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport and System Chief Medical Officer for Ochsner/LSU Health.