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Did you miss a meeting or do you need a refresher? Read our May 2024 meeting summaries.
The BMC2 Vascular Surgery Physician Meeting was held on May 1st, 2024, at the Radisson Plaza in Kalamazoo. Dr. Nicholas Osborne presented BMC2 VS data slides which engaged attendees in discussion about ways to present data differently for EVAR and CEA complications, pre-procedure Heparin dose versus post-procedure DAPT for CEA procedures, and Protamine administration during a CEA for asymptomatic carotid stenosis versus post-procedure stroke and bleeding rates. Also, during the meeting:
There was also discussion about ways to enter more carotid information into the VQI database.
You can access a PDF of the entire meeting via our secure shared space. A slideshow of photos from the meeting is available via Canva.
The PCI Coordinator Meeting was held on May 10th, 2024, from 10 am – 3 pm at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing. We reviewed resources available on BMC2.org and MichiganCR.org and reviewed coordinator expectations, including report distribution. If you were unable to attend, you can access a PDF of presentations from the entire meeting on our secure shared space.
During the meeting:
Participants shared feedback on the pros and cons of current BMC2 reports and offered suggestions for improvement. Amy Shirato and Kathleen Frazier reviewed definition and field questions. Please continue to share your report feedback with the coordinating center and send in your field questions—we will use them at future meetings to help coordinators across the state improve abstraction quality.
The PCI Collaborative Meeting was held on May 11th, 2024, from 10 am – 3 pm at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing. If you were unable to attend, you can access a PDF of presentations from the entire meeting on our secure shared space.
We opened the meeting with a special tribute from the State of Michigan signed by Forty-Seventh District State Representative, Carrie Rheingans; Fourteenth-District State Senator, Sue Shink; Lieutenant Governor, Garlin Gilchrist, II; and Governor, Gretchen Whitmer. The tribute recognizes BMC2’s “innovative spirit and unwavering dedication” as a pioneer in cardiovascular care.
During the meeting:
BMC2 recognized sites for perfect performance on the Outcomes and Process Composite Goal (2022Q4 – 2023Q3) with the BMC2 PCI 2023 Excellence in Cardiovascular Quality Improvement Award.
The scores measure:
Congratulations to:
We celebrate the many physicians, data abstractors, quality improvement leaders, and countless others who contribute to the success these hospitals have achieved. This is just one example of the amazing contributions ALL members of our consortium make to improve care for patients not only in Michigan, but nationally and globally.
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