From chaos to cohesion: Tackling OR variation to improve safety and reduce burnout
Wednesday, August 20th, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
ORs and endoscopy suites face growing demands. Not only have surgical volumes rebounded, health systems are expanding — leaving clinicians rotating between multiple locations with different tools, protocols and expectations. This environment increases risk, burnout and delays.
In this panel discussion, clinical and operational leaders unpack how to effectively streamline and standardize surgical settings systemwide. You'll learn firsthand how some organizations are building more aligned, efficient surgical environments.
Insights include:
In this panel discussion, clinical and operational leaders unpack how to effectively streamline and standardize surgical settings systemwide. You'll learn firsthand how some organizations are building more aligned, efficient surgical environments.
Insights include:
- How systemwide standardization boosts safety and team efficiency
- Strategies to reduce clinician strain in high-variation environments
- Lessons from cross-functional alignment across nursing, operations and supply chain
Presenters:
Wes Scruggs
Vice President, Corporate Accounts, Ambu
Carrie Maloney Robertshaw, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo Medical Center
Donna Berizzi, DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC
Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Cancer Service Line, Johns Hopkins Medicine – Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Josephine Class, RN, BSN, MBA
VP of Surgical Services, Nuvance Health