SAFE SURGERY / SAFE SYSTEMS

Professionals from athletes to business executives benefit from coaching in their careers. So why not surgeons? “Surgical culture has traditionally resisted the concept of coaching,” said Jason C. Pradarelli, MD, MS, a former Safe Surgery Fellow at Ariadne Labs and a general surgical resident at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Yet “surgical coaching is a way for surgeons… Continue reading Study Offers Insight on Implementing Effective Surgical Coaching Programs

How Ariadne Labs developed a framework to support system leaders as they implement rapid onboarding programs.

Susan Haas and Rachel Smith in STAT on the important role of onboarding during COVID-19 redeployments.

BOSTON, July 14, 2020 – Ariadne Labs is pleased to announce Mary Brindle, MD, MPH, as the new Director of the Safe Surgery/Safe Systems Program, following an extensive international search.  “Dr. Brindle joins Ariadne Labs as health care systems around the globe undergo tremendous transformation. She brings a wealth of experience to support our growing… Continue reading Dr. Mary Brindle to Lead Ariadne Labs Safe Surgery/Safe Systems Program

Safe Surgery Fellow Jason Pradarelli, MD, and Brigham & Women’s Department of Surgery chair Gerard Doherty, MD, write about leadership qualities required to address COVID-19.

Ten years ago, a publication in The New England Journal of Medicine introduced the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist. With that publication began a new movement in surgical safety around the world. Over the past year, Ariadne Labs partnered with Lifebox, the global surgical safety non-profit, to develop an in-depth report on the impact… Continue reading New Report Reflects on a Decade of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist

In a new patient safety effort, Ariadne Labs and the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO) collaborated on the creation, development and testing of a new tool, called the Device Briefing Tool.  This is aimed at improving the safety of surgical devices, especially during their first use in the operating… Continue reading New Communication Tool Developed by Ariadne Labs and the Johnson & Johnson Office of the Chief Medical Officer Aims to Improve Surgical Safety with New Operating Room Devices