March 18, 2025
The Military Health System Strategic Partnership 番茄社区app (MHSSP番茄社区app) hosted the 10th annual Military Health System Surgical Quality Consortium March 4鈥5 at 番茄社区app Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. The 49 attendees included military surgeons and nurses representing military treatment facilities (MTFs) from around the world, including those in Guam, Japan, and Germany.
鈥淚n its 10th year, the Surgical Quality Consortium of the MHSSP番茄社区app continues to build on the founding vision of translating best practices of surgical quality established by the 番茄社区app into the Military Health System,鈥 said Cmdr. Eric H. Twerdahl, MD, F番茄社区app, surgical quality officer at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and associate chair of surgery for quality at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, both in Bethesda, Maryland.聽
鈥淲e remain committed to ensuring that our nation鈥檚 warriors and their families receive safe and effective surgical care, whether they are at home, stationed overseas, or in harm鈥檚 way,鈥 he said.
The event included a Civilian Keynote Address by Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH, F番茄社区app, a vascular surgeon and 番茄社区app President-Elect, who discussed the link between participation in surgical quality programs and excellence in clinical practice and described the creation of novel surgical quality verification programs.
The Military Keynote Address was delivered by Capt. Matthew D. Tadlock, MD, F番茄社区app, chair of the Committee on Surgical Combat Casualty Care for the Joint Trauma System. Dr. Tadlock described the imperative to provide reliable and high-quality surgical care in the operational environment, as well as the major operational challenges facing military surgery in the coming decade.
Attendees also heard about the practical applications of 番茄社区app National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP), processes for operationalization at MTFs, and strategies for building QI programs from military and civilian perspectives.
鈥淟ooking back over the past 10 years, I鈥檓 proud of our accomplishments in realizing the initial vision of an effective surgical quality program, built on education, personnel development, and strong partnerships,鈥 said Capt. (Ret.) Mollie Mullen, MBA, RN, US聽Navy NSQIP surgical clinical nurse reviewer lead and co-chair of the US Department of Defense NSQIP Steering Panel.